Woody

Lotus Wood

Note Profile

Natural 2 perfumes

About

Lotus Wood is a modern accord that fuses the watery, airy floral nuances of lotus with soft, pale woods. It typically smells clean, translucent and slightly sweet, evoking petals floating on polished, light-colored timber. Perfumers use it to give aquatic or floral compositions a gentle woody backbone without heaviness.

Scent Profile

Olfactorily, Lotus Wood combines the delicate, aquatic-floral facets of lotus - airy, watery and subtly sweet - with smooth, low-resin woods reminiscent of blond or white woods. The result is a soft, transparent woody note with hints of fresh petals, faint creaminess and a cool, ozonic lift rather than dense, smoky lumber. Depending on the formula, it can lean more floral in the opening and gradually reveal a drier, musky-woody undertone as it dries down.

Citrus 0%

Floral 25%

Fruity 0%

Green 5%

Sweet 15%

Warm 20%

Woody 70%

Earthy 5%

Animalic 0%

Fresh 25%

Origin

Lotus Wood is not a single natural raw material but an accord constructed in the lab from lotus notes and woody materials. The lotus aspect may come from natural Nelumbo nucifera extracts or, more commonly, from synthetic aquatic-floral molecules and ozonic notes that imitate the flower's character. These are then combined with soft woody materials such as sandalwood derivatives, Iso E Super-type molecules, or generic blond/white wood bases to create a unified lotus-wood impression.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use Lotus Wood primarily as a heart-to-base bridge in contemporary compositions, especially those aiming for a clean aquatic-floral style with added structure. It can sit in the heart together with lotus, water lily, green tea or light white florals, and then ease into a base of soft musks and pale woods. It is useful in both feminine and unisex fragrances to add gentle woodiness without overshadowing watery florals or introducing smoky or resinous tones.