Cinnamon bark

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Cinnamon (cinnamomum zeylanicum) bark

This famous spice is derived from the bark of the cinnamon plant. Its essential oil is surprisingly sweet and woody, unlike that obtained from the leaves. The essential oil can be obtained from steam distillation, CO₂ extraction or solvent extraction (absolute).

1. Scent impression – Intense, sweet, dry, spicy-floral, oriental aroma with a smooth, balsamic, woody undertone. It has a good tenacity.
2. Scent impact – 150
3. Scent life – 80 hrs
4. Scent category – Spicy / Woody / Oriental
5. Perfume note – Middle / Base
6. Perfume function – Blender
7. Average amount in perfume composition – 0.7%
8. Suggestions for usage in natural perfumery – amber/balsam bases, oriental/alpine/herbal bouquets, spice/fruit/musk accords, woody/forest notes, pine forest essence, chypre, incense/Windsor soap perfumes.
9. Blending suggestions – allspice eo, co₂ & abs, ambrette seed eo, co₂ & abs, amyris eo, angelica eo, co₂ & abs, aniseed eo, bay (west indies) leaf eo, benzoin eo & abs, bois de rose eo, caraway seed eo & co₂, carnation abs, cassia bark eo & co₂, cedarwood eo & abs, cinnamon leaf eo, cistus eo, clary sage eo & abs, clove bud eo, co₂ & abs, coffee eo, co₂ & abs, copaiba balsam eo, coriander seed eo & co₂, cypriol/nagarmotha eo & co₂, elemi eo & abs, fennel (sweet) eo & co₂, frankincense eo, co₂ & abs, galbanum eo, co₂ & abs, ginger eo, co₂ & abs, grapefruit eo, guaiacwood eo, gurjun balsam eo, hay abs, henna co₂, ho wood eo, jasmine co₂ & abs, juniper berry eo, co₂ & abs, labdanum abs, laurel leaf eo, lavender eo, co₂ & abs, mandarin eo, marjoram (sweet) eo, mimosa abs, neroli eo, nutmeg eo, co₂ & abs, opopanax eo & abs, orange blossom abs, orange (blood) eo, orris root eo, co₂ & abs, osmanthus abs, palmarosa eo, palo santo eo, patchouli eo, co₂ & abs, pepper (black) eo, co₂ & abs, peppermint eo, peru balsam eo & abs, pine needle eo & abs, rose eo, co₂ & abs, rosemary eo, co₂ & abs, sandalwood eo, co₂ & abs, tonka bean abs, vanilla co₂ & abs, verbena eo & abs, vetiver eo, co₂ & abs, violet leaf abs, ylang ylang eo, co₂ & abs.