Essential oils, absolutes, resinoids and other natural raw materials selected for perfumery and professional perfume making. These extracts come from flowers, leaves, peels, woods, roots, resins and other botanical parts.
Natural materials bring particular complexity to a formula because each extract contains many odorant molecules. The profile can vary according to botanical species, geographical origin, extraction method and batch.
How to choose a natural perfumery material
Besides the olfactory profile, consider the production method and the material’s role in the composition. An essential oil, an absolute and a resinoid obtained from the same plant can have very different characters. Evaluation concentration also matters: some natural materials become much easier to read when tested in dilution.
Natural materials in perfume formulation
Natural raw materials can be used as recognisable notes or as elements of texture and depth within floral, citrus, woody, spicy, amber and gourmand accords. Their presence alone does not determine the quality of a perfume: the result depends on the balance between natural materials, synthetics and bases in the formula.
Product pages include, where available, botanical name, INCI, extraction process, physical state, technical origin and IFRA information useful for formulation.
Guide: if you are searching for “perfumery oils”, read which ingredients you really need to make perfume.
For an overview of natural materials, aroma chemicals, bases and solvents, see the complete guide to perfume raw materials.
To compare this category with the full range, visit the complete catalogue of perfumery raw materials.
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