Akigalawood
Akigalawood has a radiant woody scent with pronounced peppery facets and impressions associated with patchouli and agarwood. It brings a dry, lively texture rather than creamy sandalwood softness.
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It gives modern woods and floral compositions a distinctive spicy backbone. Fresh aromatics can make it feel more lifted, while musks or amber soften the dry edges.
The note’s placement and prominence depend on the complete composition.
Understanding this note
Akigalawood is a named Givaudan perfumery material developed using biotechnology. It is distinct from a bottle of natural oud oil, despite the agarwood-like facet in its scent.
Related notes to explore
Basil →
Basil combines fresh leaves with peppery, anise-like and gently floral facets
Pink Pepper →
Pink pepper is bright and aromatic, with rosy, gently fruity and peppery facets
Patchouli →
Patchouli smells earthy, woody and gently camphoraceous, with damp-leaf, balsamic and sometimes cocoa-like facets
Musk →
Musk can suggest clean fabric, warm skin, soft powder or a rounded, gently animalic warmth
Material references
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