LAUREL (BAY)

Bay laurel has an aromatic leaf character that joins green freshness to warm, sweet spice. Its essential oil can suggest camphor or eucalyptus alongside a clove-like nuance, making the impression sharper and more complex than a simple leafy green note. The cool aromatic edge and the warmer spice can remain in contrast rather than settling into one uniformly soft scent.

This note refers to Laurus nobilis, the bay laurel whose leaves provide a steam-distilled essential oil. It is distinct from camphor laurel, Cinnamomum camphora, despite the shared common-name word and some overlapping aromatic facets. In perfume, bay laurel can give a herbal composition a spicy accent or add definition among woods and resins. The result depends on the blend; a listed note does not identify a particular origin, extraction grade or amount of oil.