With Regard To The 10 Types Of Wood Used In Perfume Making

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JAKARTA - Wood-flamed perfume, or often called wooden fragrances, reflects the essence of forest life. These fragrances are made of various types of wood such as lidar, sandalwood, and oud. Where each presents a unique, strong, and rich aroma.

The process begins with careful selection and cutting of these wood, followed by extraction techniques such as vapor distillation or solvent extraction to get pure atsiri oil. Then, this wood produces a warm, modest, and grounded fragrance, raising a sense of calm and satisfaction.

Woody perfume is highly valued for its long-lasting and complex aroma profile, making it the main ingredient in a collection of luxurious fragrances. Here are some of the wood that produces the greatest fragrance in the world bearing the information of the Times of India, Thursday, June 27.

Found around the Mediterranean and Himalayan regions. It is one of the oldest ingredients used in perfume and has a fragrant touch with a spicy taste that carries a strong base layer. It is considered to be one of the favorite fragrances and is favored in the male collection.

The aroma of this wood has a strong and deep essence that brings a reputation as one of the most expensive wood in the world and in the perfume market. Oud wood is usually mixed with artificial fragrances to produce a sweet aroma.

Widely found in the mountains of southern India, the production of sandalwood oil is almost 90 percent carried out in India. This is essential fragrance oil with a strong aroma of wood and flowers that smell like a thick and oily milk aroma. The aroma of sandalwood usually gives off a sweet, unique, and mystical impression.

Nilam is a tropical shrub that produces the same type of atsiri oil (nilam oil). This plant is commonly used in part of the leaves to extract the oil, and processed into perfume, perfume, atsiri oil, antiserangga, and used in the cosmetics industry. The aroma of the oil is very sweet with a touch of bass and soil which is then combined with the aroma of flowers and musk to get the ideal perfume.

The pine essen or spruce plant presents a fresh but bitter aroma. The synthetic molecule emits the aroma of a pine tree exposed to sunlight and this fragrance presents a mystical touch.

Carrying wood and smokey flavors with a little skin aroma, users are advised to only spray this perfume once or twice. If too much, it can emit smoke that can be annoying for some people. In addition, it can also cause headaches and sneezing among some people if the dose of this perfume is too much.

This perfume from agarwood comes with a vanilla, bitter, sour, and sweet flavor with a little spice taste that depends on where the tree grows. Some can get the aroma of flowers to warm spices, while some can emit the aroma of tobacco leaves with skin, medicinal ingredients, honey, and plant touch.

Has a wooden aroma, vanilla nuanced, warm, but few fruit, perfect combined cinnamon with amber and chypre perfume. The aroma emits a sweet formulation and spices that are gentle and can sometimes be combined with the flower aspect which will add a touch of sensuality to the aroma.