Linaloe Wood

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Sweet, floral-fresh rosewood-like wood

Scent Profile

Linaloe wood smells sweet and woody with a bright, floral-fresh lift, close to rosewood. The wood is soft and smooth rather than dry and sharp. A breezy freshness and a touch of green fruit sit over it. The smell holds steady from start to finish.

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Breadthmedium

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Family Floral, Woody & Earthy

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Materials That Can Make This Note

Perfumers can build Linaloe Wood from materials such as:

Linalool citrus · woody · lily

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Allergens perfumes with this note can list: Linalool

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Origin

Linaloe wood oil is steam-distilled from the wood of linaloe trees (Bursera species, here B. delpechiana), often old trees deliberately damaged to raise the oil. The oil is clear. The fruit is sometimes distilled with the wood to raise the yield.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use linaloe wood oil as a stand-in for rosewood oil. It gives floral compositions extra lift, and it blends with patchouli in chypre accords, with lime and citrus, and with pine.