Note · Aromatic herbs
Calamus
Acorus calamus
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Calamus, or sweet flag, grows on the edges of ponds. Its distilled rhizome yields an essential oil with a warm, singular scent, at once spicy, woody and slightly powdery, with a green facet recalling freshly cut root. Its use in perfumery is regulated.
What it brings
A warm, spicy, slightly powdery glow.
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Material profile
- Family
- Aromatic herbs
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Acorus calamus
- Origin
- Rhizome of a marsh plant (Europe, Asia).
- How it is obtained
- Steam distillation
- On Volute
- 1 fragrance