Customer Reviews for Oakmoss Absolute
- One of my favorites Review by robin
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Rating This oakmoss absolute is simply beautiful, rich, earthy, damp moss and woods. I dilute to 10% by weight with Everclear though it takes a bit of time. It is a very good fixative and adds depth to blends, even florals.(Posted on 1/7/2020)
- Not sure Review by Erica
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Rating By itself it has that smoked wood smell, but occasionally when I add it to blends, it makes the blend smell "fishy" and ruins the blend. I thought it was something I did wrong in the blend, but I just tried it again and found it very unappealing. Could it be the way I'm diluting the absolute? Because I'm a natural perfumer, I use 190 proof Everclear. Any suggestion would be helpful.(Posted on 12/26/2018)
A customer responds to Erica:
Dear Erica,
190 proof everclear is 92.4% alcohol and might interfere (i.e muddy) the final product. With that in mind, in your situation, I would say dilute it to 10% or 1% with perfumer alcohol or different carrier. Maybe almond oil or jojoba? Personally, and this might seem wild, but Pomegranate gave it an interesting profile and made it into something for my girlfriend. Experiment with it drop by different carrier drop.
Maybe it's just way too dominate and may need a couple days to macerate (settle down) before being reintroduced to the product. I can't fully comment on the variability of Oakmoss, because I'm unsure of the handling and other components mixed into oakmoss. Be patient, try again, and have fun!
- Intial Review by Eucharist
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Rating Just with a small whiff from the bottle I can tell this is what I was looking for! Smokey, leathery, earth notes, very dirty but in the good way. I'm a oud 27 addict and this alone seems like a big part of le labos oud fragrance it's absolutely amazing. I want to just hold it at my nose all day. If you're looking for a dark damp leathery smoke scent this is it! Again perfect Eden.(Posted on 12/6/2018)
- incredible, consistant quality! Review by J
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Rating I ordered a small bottle of this oakmoss about two years ago, and it smells exactly the same today! Damp moss, magical woodlands, a little bit sweet and a little bit leafy. Absolutely love that this is IRFA compliant! Well worth the largest size bottle possible, I will be picking one up very soon and I suggest you do the same.(Posted on 9/28/2017)
- Smells different Review by Justin
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Rating The oakmoss I just received smells much different than when I previously ordered some a while back and even that was the IFRA compliant version, and I mean that in a very good way. This one smells more green and earthy, like true oakmoss, whereas the previous version smelled more like musk.(Posted on 8/29/2016)
- Indispensable! Review by Rebecca
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Rating Of all the EB offerings I have diluted into drams for blind "nose" practice, this is the one that has most often made me pause and go, "Now what IS that?" After about ten seconds: "Ah, yes. Oakmoss." Easily recognizable in a blend it but on its own it throws me in a sly way, and all I can think is, "This is not a flower. This is not a wood. This is its own thing." Disarmingly classic in that sense. So glad I understand now how fundamental this little lichen has been to so much of perfumery, and while I have not smelled other oakmoss absolutes I trust that EB's offering is true to their beautifully high standards. This is a deep, dark, stately fixative and oh so evocative of a "faerie wood" when in a blend with Agarwood CO2. I have ordered more so I can focus on learning the craft of that universally appealing chypre. :)(Posted on 8/26/2016)
- Oakmoss Politics Review by HighAndDry
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Rating I've been doing some reading about the brouhaha about the restrictions on the use of oakmoss in European fragrances. A wonderful parfumier in Switzerland has opined about the ill-advisedness of such prohibitions when climate change, tobacco and alcohol and gasoline overuse get a free pass. (I don't remember ever hearing about anyone dying from wearing Joy, for instance.). It seems like the Northern European commerce people are trying to restrict the olfactory power and finances of the lush, creative, temperate Southern Europeans. Figures. Another reason to break up the EU! It used to be if one was allergic to an ingredient, he stayed away from it. Such discretionary products such as fragrances with oakmoss should not be restricted as if they were non-discretionary (like core foods such as meat, eggs, milk, vegetable quality). This pandering to the lowest common denominator is killing creativity, quality, and joy -- much as it has in politics, environmentalism, and education. Just my two cents'.(Posted on 6/6/2015)
- Excellent aroma - Caution still needed Review by KPCNose
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Rating I have been using this reduced atranol Oakmoss absolute for some time now and I enjoy the aroma a great deal. Despite being "IFRA-compliant" it is important to know that the absolute still contains atranol and chloroatranol (jsut at lower levels), both of which are skin-sensitizing. Safety requires that one continue to adhere to recommended safe levels in formula (0.1% of finished product) to avoid skin-sensitization.(Posted on 4/21/2015)
- The fine green! Review by MD
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Rating This on its own is an AMAZING oil. Rich, powdery, earthy to the marine level. Very nice for aquatic accords, oceanic recreations, fine woods and even leathery styles. Aromaticly a pleasure to blend with it slap on and wear by itself. I TOTALLY sense the oak/bourbon effect. It's base notes are lovely as well! Aromatherapy wise, I felt grounded and peaceful. so I guess meditation, stress releif and what ever physical effects. Either way ill be looking to buy more!(Posted on 1/21/2015)
- Sexy, Masculine - Swoon Review by Toi Lynn
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Rating This is a masculine sexiness in a bottle. Earthy, rich, sensual. Using it in my masculine blends (not much more than this needed), and it is absolutely divine. Nothing else smells like it. My favorite from Eden Botanicals (and I have almost all of them).(Posted on 11/17/2014)
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