Amyris
Amyris has a mellow woody scent with balsamic, gently smoky and slightly sweet facets. It is softer and less sharply pencil-like than many cedar materials.
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It rounds woods, resins and musks and gives floral or ambery compositions a quiet woody foundation.
The note’s placement and prominence depend on the complete composition.
Understanding this note
Amyris oil comes from Amyris balsamifera wood. Although sometimes called West Indian sandalwood, it is botanically distinct from true sandalwood.
Related notes to explore
Sandalwood →
Sandalwood is a soft, creamy wood note with milky, warm and gently dry facets
Benzoin →
Benzoin has a warm, resinous sweetness with vanilla, soft balsamic and gently spicy facets
Musk →
Musk can suggest clean fabric, warm skin, soft powder or a rounded, gently animalic warmth
Patchouli →
Patchouli smells earthy, woody and gently camphoraceous, with damp-leaf, balsamic and sometimes cocoa-like facets
Material references
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