Cinnamon leaf

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Cinnamon (cinnamomum verum) leaf

Cinnamon leaf, unlike the bark, imparts a densely pungent and heady camphoraceous odour which should be used sparingly and with caution. Its oil is obtained from steam distillation.

1. Scent impression – An overbearing and intensely heady, harsh, dry, fiery, spicy, incense-like aroma with a bitter-sweet, slightly fruity top note and a warm, harsh, smoky, sweet, balsamic, herbaceous, camphoraceous, woody undertone. This is a tenacious scent that reminds me of a cross between the thick smoke of burning incense in Indian/Chinese temples and cigarettes in a crowded Airport Smoking Room.
2. Scent impact – 160
3. Scent life – 75 hrs
4. Scent category – Spicy / Woody / Herbaceous / Camphoraceous / Oriental
5. Perfume note – Middle
6. Perfume function – Blender
7. Average amount in perfume composition – 0.6%
8. Suggestions for usage in natural perfumery – incense/oriental/floral bouquets, spice/herbal/musky/woody accords, balsam/citrus/forest notes, pine forest essence, christmas blends, incense/Windsor soap perfumes.
9. Blending suggestions – aglaia flower abs, allspice eo, co₂ & abs, ambrette seed eo, co₂ & abs, amyris eo, angelica eo, co₂ & abs, aniseed eo, bay (west indies) leaf eo, beeswax abs, benzoin eo & abs, bergamot eo, bois de rose eo, caraway seed eo & co₂, cardamom seed eo, co₂ & abs, carnation abs, carrot seed eo & co₂, cassia bark eo & co₂, cedarwood eo & abs, cedar moss abs, chamomile (roman) eo & abs, cinnamon bark eo, co₂ & abs, clary sage eo & abs, clove bud eo, co₂ & abs, coffee eo, co₂ & abs, copaiba balsam eo, coriander seed eo & co₂, cypress eo & abs, cypriol/nagarmotha eo & co₂, elemi eo & abs, fennel (sweet) eo & co₂, fir (balsam) needle eo & abs, frankincense eo, co₂ & abs, galbanum eo, co₂ & abs, geranium (bourbon) eo & abs, ginger eo, co₂ & abs, grapefruit eo, guaiacwood eo, gurjun balsam eo, hay abs, helichrysum eo & abs, henna co₂, ho leaf eo, ho wood eo, hyssop eo, jasmine co₂ & abs, juniper berry eo, co₂ & abs, kaffir lime eo, labdanum eo & abs, laurel leaf eo, lavandin (abrialis) eo & abs, lavender eo, co₂ & abs, mace eo & co₂, mandarin eo, marjoram (sweet) eo, mimosa abs, myrrh eo, co₂ & abs, neroli eo, nutmeg eo, co₂ & abs, opopanax eo & abs, orange blossom abs, orange (blood) eo, oregano eo, orris root eo, co₂ & abs, osmanthus abs, palmarosa eo, palo santo eo, parsley seed eo & co₂, 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, tansy eo, tonka bean abs, vanilla co₂ & abs, verbena eo & abs, vetiver eo, co₂ & abs, violet leaf abs, ylang ylang eo, co₂ & abs.