Vetival
Synthetics
img: perfumersworldVetival smells like a unique, floral and woody vetiver with a waxy quality.
TGSC Descriptions
Luebke, William tgsc, (1987): Floral woody vetiver waxy
Other Descriptions
Vetival
Symrise: Woody, vetiver, citrus, floral. gives a clean freshness to vetiver accords; gives tart and bitter elements to citrus top notes; underlines red fruit characteristics
Stable in: body lotion (good), shampoo (very good), soap (very good), ap roll-on (very good), powder (very good), cleaner citric (very good), cleaner apc (excellent), bleach (poor).
Moellhausen: Mild woody, somewhat vetiveryl acetate-like
Pell Wall Perfumes: Floral, woody, vetiver, vetiveryl acetate, ambery
Arcadi boix camps, writing in 1985, says that this material “has a top note very typical of the essential oil of vetiver but without the woody note of vetiverol” but also points out that it is not a full substitute for the natural oil as it lacks the radiant effect.
