Clearwood Aroma Chemical | Modern Patchouli Ingredient

Product Name

Clearwood

CAS No.: 198404-98-7

🟢 Difficulty: Intermediate

⏳ Lasting: High

🌸 Note: Base

Description

Clearwood is a modern perfumery ingredient with a distinctive clean, woody and patchouli-inspired character. It provides earthy and amber-like facets while maintaining a smooth, refined profile. Unlike heavier traditional patchouli materials, Clearwood is valued for offering a cleaner interpretation of patchouli that can fit easily into contemporary fragrance structures.

In fragrance construction, Clearwood is mainly used to provide depth, warmth and a modern woody foundation. It works particularly well in woody, amber, chypre and patchouli-inspired accords and can help give a composition greater body and persistence. Its relatively clean character also allows it to support floral, citrus and musky materials without overwhelming them. Clearwood can be especially useful when a perfumer wants the recognizable depth of patchouli with a smoother and more transparent effect.

Odor Profile

• Woody

• Clean

• Patchouli-like

• Earthy

• Amber-like

• Warm

• Smooth

• Slightly camphoraceous

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.1–0.5%

• General use: 0.5–5%

• High-impact accords: 5–15%

These are formulation guidelines for perfumers and are not IFRA limits.

Works Well With

• Patchouli Oil

• Vetiver

• Iso E Super

• Cedramber

• Cashmeran

• Sandalwood materials

• Cedarwood materials

• Ambroxan

• Labdanum

• Bergamot Oil

• Rose materials

• Musk materials

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Candles

• Soap

• Body Care

• Home Fragrance

• Woody Accords

• Amber Accords

• Chypre Accords

• Patchouli Accords

Perfumers' Tip

Clearwood is useful when you want to build a clean, contemporary patchouli effect without relying entirely on natural patchouli oil. Combine it with woody-amber materials for a modern base, or pair it with citrus and florals to create a lighter, more transparent patchouli composition.