Bisabolene
Note Profile
About
A sesquiterpene that occurs in chamomile, frankincense, opoponax and myrrh. It smells warm, sweet-spicy and balsamic. It is a quiet material used to round out and fix a base, not to lead one.
Scent Profile
Amber_resinous leads and both sources agree on it. Givaudan calls the odour warm, sweet-spicy-balsamic and very typical of opoponax. Dry_woody covers the woody-balsamic half of the trade description, which frames the material as gentler than cedrene and less sharp than caryophyllene. Warm_spice is the sweet-spicy term in the manufacturer's own sentence. Sweet_vanillic is the faint sweetness both sources report. Under the named band, aromatic_herbal holds the chamomile comparison and floral stays rather than zero because Givaudan files the molecule under Floral and tags it Orange blossom, which no prose supports but which is not mine to delete.
ScentWheel
Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
Origin
Bisabolene is present in many essential oils rather than produced as a lead material. Givaudan sells it as a fragrance molecule under Giv code 2751503. The alpha, beta and gamma isomers are distinct compounds and no reachable source breaks the odour out by isomer, so this vector treats bisabolene as one entity.
Usage in Perfumery
A base-note modifier. Givaudan lists it in reconstitutions of bergamot, myrrh and lemon oils, and calls it an excellent fixative for neroli bases. Its contribution is textural: warmth, softness and length.
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