CLEARWOOD

Clearwood® is a fragrance material from dsm-firmenich with a soft patchouli-like character. It combines a darker woody impression with creamy amber warmth, giving perfumers a way to explore the patchouli theme through a distinct material. Its presence can shape a woody composition without making every perfume that lists it smell the same.

The manufacturer produces Clearwood® through biotechnology, using sugar fermentation, bioconversion and distillation. The resulting material is rich in patchoulol and can complement patchouli essential oil; it is not simply oil distilled from patchouli leaves. The name identifies this specific perfumery material, rather than a species of wood or a generic clean accord. Its smoothness, warmth and woody depth are olfactory qualities, with the finished balance determined by the other ingredients and the formula.