Synthetics
Cedarwood virginian essential oil smells like a fresh, woody, and slightly sweet scent reminiscent of cedarwood pencil shavings with balsamic undertones.
Luebke, William tgsc, (1983): Cedar woody oily balsam
Pell Wall Perfumes: Woody, pencil-shavings, balsamic, amber, dry. fixative
According to arctander: “the dry-woody character and the fixative effect of cedarwood oil, virginia, make it almost universally applicable. the oil is frequently used as the only active perfume ingredient in room sprays, disinfectants, insecticides, cleansers and other industrial products, household products, etc. mixed with ceylon citronella oil, it was once a popular mosquito-repellent, but it has now been replaced by more active chemicals.”
Firmenich: Oody, dry, traditionally reminiscent of a woody pencil mine, slightly ambery
PerfumersWorld: Cedarwood pencil-shavings woody fresh mild sweet-balsamic pencil-wood
Blends-well-with - bergamot clary sage neroli rose juniper sandalwood rose juniper cypress vetiver patchouli and benzoin.
Firmenich: Woody and slightly ambery notes of cedarwood
Widely used in woody composition to give a dry woody and ambery effect. standard dosage in fine fragrance application: 3 to 4%.
Robertet: Cedar woody oily balsam
Albert Vieille SAS: Sweet, woody cedar
Eastern red cedar is a large, slow-growing evergreen that reaches 30 meters in height. it is native to the eastern side of the rocky mountains in north america. a member of the cupressaceae family, it shares botanical attributes with juniper (juniperus genus) and its cousin, the cypress, for the evergreen foliage is composed of overlapping scales and needles. the fruits are globular, purple-brown berries reminiscent of juniper berries. the red-brown heartwood earned the tree the name “red cedar.” eastern red cedar essential oil is distilled from sawdust and shavings from american wood mills. the sweet, woody fragrance of the essential oil is characteristic of the “cedar” notes found with atlas cedar, but enhanced by a pencil facet.
Robertet: Woody/dry, typical cedar note, pencil note