Wan Sao Lhong

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Cool, camphoraceous Thai rhizome oil with citrus, herbal and anise-type edges

Scent Profile

Wan sao lhong smells cool and camphoraceous first, with a sharp, minty edge. A soft, floral-herbal quality runs underneath, gentle rather than sharp. A light citrus note and an anise-like spice edge show on top of the cool camphor. A faint floral note sits behind the herbal side and stays part of it.

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Origin

Steam distilled from Amomum biflorum Jack, a ginger-family plant of Thailand known there as Wan Sao Long. Yield is low, about 0.21 percent by weight. A published GC-MS analysis puts camphor at 17.6 percent, alpha-bisabolol at 16.0 percent, camphene at 8.2 percent and alpha-humulene at 5.1 percent, so a quarter of the oil is camphoraceous terpenes and a sixth is the soft herbal alcohol bisabolol.

Usage in Perfumery

A regional Thai material rather than a mainstream perfumery one. Three Fragrantica perfumes list it and no Parfumo entry does. It reads as a cool opening accent, the sort of thing that lifts a herbal or fougere structure without adding sweetness. Its camphor content puts it near rosemary, plai and galangal in role, and its bisabolol content gives it a softer landing than a straight camphor material.