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Siberian fir needle oil

Ingredients · Herbs & lavender · top note

Siberian fir needle oil

Sweet, balsamic Christmas-tree freshness; clean, soft pine-citrus.

What it is
Natural oil from steam-distilled needles and twigs.
Where it comes from
Russia (Siberia)
When you smell it
Top notes: the first minutes.
What perfumers do with it
The go-to 'Christmas tree' note for fresh, green-balsamic effects in fougères and home fragrance.
Worth knowing
Its signature comes largely from bornyl acetate, often about a third of the oil.
Rules
Limited. Pine-family oil: must be kept unoxidized (peroxide specification)
Also called
Abies sibirica needle oil