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AGRESTIC BALSAMIC CITRUS CONIFEROUS FL O RAL
Delicate Indolic Narcotic Rosey
Reminiscent of the Sweet, heavy, Reminiscent Reminiscent of
outdoors (woods, warm, and vanilla-like of citrus peel conifer trees
meadows, etc.) Delicately Potent floral Heavy floral
floral aroma aroma common in aroma, with a Rose-like
white flowers sedative quality
Hay Benzoin Bergamot Balsam fir
(Hierochloe alpina) (Styrax benzoin) (Citrus x bergamia) (Abies balsamea) Palmarosa
absolute absolute essential oil essential oil (Cymbopogon
Linden Neroli Hyacinth
martinii)
(Tilia vulgaris) (Citrus x aurantium (Hyacinthus
Oakmoss Peru balsam Grapefruit Scots pine essential oil
absolute var. amara) orientalis)
(Evernia prunastri) (Myroxylon balsamum (Citrus x paradisi) (Pinus sylvestris) essential oil absolute
essential oil var. pereirae) essential oil essential oil Rose
Mimosa
essential oil (Rosa spp.)
(Acacia dealbata) Jasmine Lily
Tobacco leaf Lemongrass Siberian fir absolute and
absolute (Jasminum (Lilium spp.)
(Nicotiana tobacum) Vanilla (Cymbopogon (Abies sibirica) essential oil
grandiflorum) absolute
absolute (Vanilla planifolia) citratus) essential oil Sambac jasmine absolute
CO2 extract essential oil Rose geranium
(Jasminum sambac) Narcissus
(Pelargonium
absolute White champa (Narcissus poeticus)
graveolens
(Michelia alba) absolute
var. roseum)
absolute
essential oil

FRUITY GREEN HERBACEOUS

Fruit-like Reminiscent of Reminiscent of

fresh, green leaves aromatic herbs SPICY WOODY
Pungent Reminiscent of fragrant wood
Blackcurrant bud Lavender MEDICATED
(Ribes nigrum) Galbanum (Lavandula Ho wood
absolute (Ferula galbaniflua) Medicinal Caraway
angustifolia) (Cinnamomum camphora
essential oil essential oil (Carum carvi)
Subtypes include ct. linalool)
essential oil
Roman chamomile essential oil
(Chamaemelum Spearmint Rosemary Cineolic Camphoraceous Mentholic
nobile) (Mentha spicata) (Rosmarinus officinalis) Cinnamon
(eucalyptus-like) (camphor-like) (mint-like) (Cinnamomum verum)
Sandalwood
essential oil essential oil essential oil (Santalum spp.)

Source: Rhind, 2014b

essential oil
essential oil
Tagetes Violet leaf Tulsi Tea tree Wintergreen
Eucalyptus
(Tagetes glandulifera) (Viola odorata) (Ocimum (Melaleuca (Gaultheria Clove bud
(Eucalyptus spp.) (Syzygium aromaticum)
Virginia cedarwood
essential oil absolute tenuiflorum) alternifolia) procumbens) (Juniperus virginiana)
essential oil essential oil
essential oil essential oil essential oil essential oil

NOTE: This table includes some of the most common fragrance families and subtypes, but there are many additional categories into which fragrances are organized.