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Siam Wood Essence

Original designation: Bois de Siam ESS

Fokienia hodginsii

Siam wood brings a mellow, resin-softened timber effect—creamy cedar, faint smoke and warm earth rather than sharp pencil shavings. It gives woody perfumes the polished depth of an old aromatic cabinet.

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Price per package

1 g

€12.50

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Siam Wood Essence

Olfactive character

Base note

In perfumery vocabulary, Siam Wood Essence is associated with creamy wood, cedar-like, smoky, balsamic, earthy and softly spicy. Its creative role is a deep base-note material with architectural presence, giving structure and character to complex accords.

  • creamy wood
  • cedar-like
  • smoky
  • balsamic
  • earthy
  • softly spicy
Train your nose with this material

At the perfumer’s organ

In the organ, use it to build build elegant oriental woods, enrich soften cedar structures and introduce support incense. As base note, it offers signature rather than mere theme.

  • build elegant oriental woods
  • soften cedar structures
  • support incense
  • add antique cabinet warmth

Extraction & expression

An essence belongs to the more volatile, mobile side of the palette. Depending on the botanical, it may come from distillation or—in explicitly expressed citrus grades—from mechanical pressing, bringing immediacy and lift.

Perfumer’s vocabulary

ESS
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A vintage material for contemporary creation

This 25-year vintage opens a door to another era of perfumery. An uncommon voice from legendary perfumery heritage, made for mature, daring compositions—a scent from the past, ready to inspire something entirely new.

Material registerCatalogue identity and recorded details
Maison Orris reference
MO-231
Historic catalogue name
MCP
Availability
Available
Recorded date
2001-07-25
Register reference
133781 · 10710611
Material type
Essential oil / Essence
Physical form
Liquid
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