Hyssop Oil

CAS: 8006-83-5

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CAS number
8006-83-5
CAS (all sources)
8006-83-5
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CAS (FraterWork)
8006-83-5
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INCI name (FraterWork)
HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS LEAF OIL
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Scent profile
Note type (FraterWork)
Base Note
Odour family (FraterWork)
Aromatic
Odour profile (FraterWork)
Hyssop oil has a powerful, sharp but sweet-camphoraceous odour with warm-aromatic, spicy-herbaceous undertones and a dry, hay-like, tea-like drydown.
Longevity (FraterWork)
Lasts 92 hours on a smelling strip.
Appearance (FraterWork)
Pale yellow liquid
Descriptions
Comment (FraterWork)
Hyssop oil opens with a bracing camphoraceous freshness that feels cool and mineral, almost crystalline. As this initial diffusive blast settles, warm spicy-herbaceous notes emerge alongside a distinctive tea-like dryness. The effect recalls sun-baked Mediterranean hillsides studded with wild herbs. This oil excels at bridging fresh top notes to warmer base materials in complex compositions. Pair it with lavender and coumarin in fougères, where it reinforces the herbal architecture while adding vertical lift. Blend with citrus oils for colognes that smell authentically botanical rather than synthetic, or use it with labdanum and patchouli in chypres where its bitterness cuts through sweetness beautifully. Work at trace levels - a little goes a long way. Combine with clary sage to amplify the hay-like facets, or with frankincense where hyssop extends and freshens resinous top notes. Classic masculine fragrances like Hermès Equipage and Caron Yatagan showcase its structural power in aromatic-woody compositions. natural
Notes
Hyssop oil opens with a bracing camphoraceous freshness that feels cool and mineral, almost crystalline. As this initial diffusive blast settles, warm spicy-herbaceous notes emerge alongside a distinctive tea-like dryness. The effect recalls sun-baked Mediterranean hillsides studded with wild herbs. This oil excels at bridging fresh top notes to warmer base materials in complex compositions. Pair it with lavender and coumarin in fougères, where it reinforces the herbal architecture while adding vertical lift. Blend with citrus oils for colognes that smell authentically botanical rather than synthetic, or use it with labdanum and patchouli in chypres where its bitterness cuts through sweetness beautifully. Work at trace levels - a little goes a long way. Combine with clary sage to amplify the hay-like facets, or with frankincense where hyssop extends and freshens resinous top notes. Classic masculine fragrances like Hermès Equipage and Caron Yatagan showcase its structural power in aromatic-woody compositions. natural
Usage
Average use (FraterWork)
3.2% in a perfume compound
Uses (FraterWork)
Adds rich body and spicy-herbaceous character to fougères, citrus colognes, oriental bases and chypres.
IFRA 51 (FraterWork)
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