How is oud oil made? Distilling resinous agarwood
Follow resinous Aquilaria wood through preparation, hydrodistillation and oil separation; distinguish oud notes from actual oil.
FRAGRANS SCENT JOURNAL
Woody
112 articles · Articles on woody notes such as cedar, sandalwood and vetiver.
112 articles
What is the difference between dry and creamy woody scents?
Compare dry cedar and vetiver with creamy sandalwood effects and learn practical ways to identify the texture of a woody perfume.
What is the difference between vetiver and patchouli?
Compare vetiver root and patchouli leaf, their woody and earthy scent profiles, their roles in perfume and a practical way to tell them apart.
What is the difference between woody and amber perfume?
Compare woody and amber fragrance character, their shared notes, the woody amber overlap and practical ways to tell them apart on skin.
How do natural and synthetic woody notes differ?
Learn the differences among natural oils, isolated constituents, synthetic molecules, biotechnology and woody accords through sandalwood, cedar and oud.
How do sandalwood, cedarwood and oud differ?
Compare creamy sandalwood, dry cedarwood and dark oud by scent, source, materials and the roles they can play in perfume.
What is a woody fragrance, and how does it smell?
Explore dry, creamy, resinous and earthy woody fragrances, and learn how cedar, sandalwood, vetiver, patchouli and oud differ.
What is a rosewood note in perfume?
Learn how rosewood smells, why Aniba rosaeodora differs from furniture rosewoods, and how to read this perfume note accurately.
What is an amyris note in perfume?
Explore Amyris balsamifera's soft, woody and balsamic scent, why it is called West Indian sandalwood, and how it differs from true sandalwood.