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THYME AND ORIGANUM OILS

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Material type
natural absolute
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
fougerechyprearomaticherbal-cologneleather
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
woody
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
woodyspicyherbaceoussweetfreshtobaccophenolic

A pungent, warm herbal blend dominated by thymol and carvacrol — sharply phenolic and medicinal with a dry, spicy-green edge. Reads as freshly crushed thyme leaves with the hotter, more peppery character of oregano underneath, leaving a lingering camphoraceous-herbaceous drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
8 / 10
Tenacity
5 / 10
Volatility
7 / 10
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naturals · No. 402

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 376.

steam distillation
freshsharpterpeneywoodyherbaceousspicyphenolic
Appearance

Wild Thyme Oil is a pale yellow, mobile liquid.

Odor

Wild Thyme oil has an odor that is fresh, but somewhat sharp-terpeney, and a burning sharp, woody-herbaceous taste with a spicy-phenolic undertone.

Flavor

Wild Thyme Oil has a burning sharp, woody-herbaceous taste with a spicy-phenolic undertone.

Uses in perfumery

Wild Thyme Oil is used in perfumery where its fresh, sometimes almost lemony notes can be helpful in citrus-colognes, fougéres, etc.

Uses in flavor

Wild Thyme Oil is used as a food condiment.

Identity
Aliases · 10
Feldthymian OilOriganum OilSavory OilSpanish verbena oilSweet Marjoram OilsThyme OilTrue Verbena OilWhite Thyme OilWild Marjoram OilsWild Thyme Oil
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