Note · Woods
Cedarwood
Cedrus atlantica
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Distilled from chips and sawdust, cedarwood smells of a freshly sharpened pencil. Its scent is dry and upright, slightly smoky depending on the origin.
What it brings
A clean, lasting framework. Cedar structures the base and gives staying power to more fragile notes.
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Material profile
- Family
- Woods
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Cedrus atlantica
- Origin
- Atlas Mountains of Morocco; Virginia and Texas cedars in the United States.
- How it is obtained
- Steam distillation
- On Volute
- 155 fragrances
The fragrances that reveal it
In the same family · Woods
- Akigalawood
- Ambery cedar notes
- Amyris
- Baobab
- Black hemlock
- Blond woods
- Cade oil
- Cashmeran
- Cashmere wood
- Clearwood
- Coconut wood
- Cypress
- Cypriol
- Driftwood
- Ebony wood
- Fig wood
- Fir
- Georgywood
- Guaiac wood
- Kingwood
- Lorenox
- Mahogany
- Musky woody notes
- Oak
- Orcanox
- Oud
- Palo santo
- Papyrus
- Patchouli
- Pine
- Pine needles
- Rosewood
- Sandalwood
- Smoked wood accord
- Teak
- Thuja
- Vetiver
- Woody notes