
What is the patchouli note in perfume?
Patchouli is an earthy, woody perfume note associated with Pogostemon cablin leaves. Learn how the oil, patchoulol molecule and accord differ.
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Patchouli is an earthy, woody perfume note associated with Pogostemon cablin leaves. Learn how the oil, patchoulol molecule and accord differ.

Learn why vetiver smells dry, earthy and woody, how oil comes from grass roots, and how a vetiver accord differs from natural oil.

Cedar is a dry, clean woody perfume note often recalling pencil shavings. Learn how Atlas cedar, Virginia cedar, essential oil and an accord differ.

Explore sandalwood's creamy wood scent, oil distilled from Santalum album heartwood, and the difference between a natural material and a sandalwood accord.