Woody

Burning Wood

Note Profile

Prepared 5 perfumes

Also Known As

smoked wood

About

Burning wood is a made-up note built from birch tar, cade oil, guaiac wood and smoky synthetic molecules. Natural extraction is impractical. It smells smoky and charred, with dry wood, tar and a faint resinous sweetness. It recalls a campfire, embers or singed cedar. It starts sharp and ashy and settles to a warm smokiness. It is mostly a base note.

Scent Profile

Burning wood has a smoky, charred aroma with nuances of dry woods, tar, and faint resinous sweetness. It can evoke the scent of a campfire, fireplace embers, or singed cedar, with subtle leathery and earthy undertones. The note evolves from sharp, ashy facets to a lingering, warm smokiness.

ScentWheel

Breadthfocused

EnvelopeBase · ~48h lasting

Family Woody & Earthy

Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.

What this is made of

Burning Wood names no single substance

Reconstructed

Combustion as an impression. The agarwood hits are the word 'wood' matching.

How the layers join

Origin

This note is typically created using accords built from birch tar, cade oil, guaiac wood, and synthetic smoky molecules. Natural extraction of burning wood aroma is impractical, so perfumers reconstruct it through blending and aroma-chemical synthesis.

Usage in Perfumery

Burning wood is most often used as a base note to impart depth, warmth, and a smoky character to fragrances. It pairs well with leather, incense, spices, and other woods, and is common in woody, oriental, and avant-garde compositions.