Spicy

Clove

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Also Known As

Cloves

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Eugenol-rich, dental

Scent Profile

Clove has a warm, spicy scent dominated by eugenol, and with it a hard medicinal bite. Its aroma is intense, with sweet undertones and a balsamic warmth that emerges as it diffuses. The drydown is powdery, warm and persistent, with a soft amber-vanillic trail rather than a leathery one.

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EnvelopeHeart · ~8h lasting

Family Spicy, Woody & Earthy

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Materials That Can Make This Note

Perfumers can make Clove from this natural extract.

Natural extract Clove bud oil spicy · aromatic · dry

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Allergens perfumes with this note can list: Clove bud oil, Isoeugenyl Acetate

A given perfume with this note may use some of these, or something else, and may or may not contain the allergens above.

Origin

Clove is derived from the dried flower buds of the Syzygium aromaticum tree. Essential oil is obtained through steam distillation of the buds, yielding a product rich in eugenol.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use clove mainly as a heart or base note to add warmth and depth to spicy, oriental, and woody compositions. It blends well with cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, rose, and patchouli, and is used to accentuate floral or amber accords.