Lilac Wood
Note Profile
About
Lilac wood is the timber of the lilac shrub, Syringa vulgaris, not its blossom. Cut or turned, it smells floral with a camphor edge over a light dry wood. It is a woodworker's curiosity rather than a perfumery material.
Scent Profile
Lilac Wood smells floral when freshly cut, a distinct flower scent released by working the timber. A light, dry wood sits underneath, faint rather than strong. A camphor like coolness shows in the first cut, fading as the wood seasons. A trace of green, sappy freshness and a whisper of powder round it out.
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Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
ScentArt
Origin
Lilac is a shrub, so there is no lilac lumber. The Wood Database states it plainly: 'Due to its small size (typically only a shrub or bush), Lilac is not considered a woodworking lumber, and is never commercially harvested.' What circulates is hobbyist offcuts, 'an excellent turning wood' with heartwood 'sometimes seen with reddish or lavender color streaks'. No perfumery house or fragrance glossary was found describing lilac wood as a material, so nothing here comes from a distiller or a supplier.
Usage in Perfumery
Parfumo records 2 placements across 2 brands. Fragrantica records none. Neither fragrance was identified, so there is no evidence of how a perfumer reads the term. It may be the cut-timber smell described here, or the flower's name borrowed for a soft woody accord.
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