Bases and Blends
Now in - Bases and Blends
Here you'll find pre-made "bases" or blends that could be a starting point for your explorations. Some of them will have a formula associated with them to enable beginning perfumers to learn more about the raw ingredients (Aroma Chemicals) that go into the creation of these blends.
As with our Aroma Molecules, these blends need to be diluted before applying to the skin!
Items marked with:
- (G) Givaudan
- (I) IFF (International Flavors and Fragrance)
- (F) Firmenich
- (S) Symrise
- (PFW) PFW Aroma Ingredients
- (BR) Bedoukian Research
- (K) Indukern
Key Accord: Givaudan Blends that we make and include formulas for.
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Amber - Key Accord**
Fragrance Family: Ambery
A modern fresh amber blend with deep, warm, and musky tones.
Ambergris Artessence (Biolandes) **
Ambergris Artessence (Biolandes)
Fragrance Family: Animalic
Odor Description: Animalic, powerful, iodine, ozonic
CAS #: (Mixture)
Ambergris Essence (IFF)**
This product is
a beautiful reconstitution of Ambergris (known as 'Ambergris T Oliffac' by IFF) which it can replace in equal amounts to the Ambergris 3% Tincture we used to sell. It does not contain any animal extract, nor is this a 'natural' blend.
CAS # Mixture
Animalid**
A very realistic musk deer blend.
Animalis Hypo 27 TEC (Synarome) **
Fragrance Family: Animalic/Musk
Odor Description: Modern agrestic/herbaceous animalic, civet-type blend with nuances of woody balsamic facets.
CAS#: Mixture
Apple Essence (Natural) w/o Acetaldehyde - Fragrance**
Apple Natural without Acetaldehyde. This blend of Natural Isolates from ROBERTET is a beautiful accord that captures the sweet and juicy essence of a freshly ripened apple.
CAS # Mixture
Apprentice Fixative Base**
Fixative
Fragrance Family: Musk
Odor Description: Powerful, Musky, Ambergris, Dry, with Amber and Wood nuances.
Our proprietary fixative is powerful, highly substantive and stable, creating a radiating effect and is intended to enhance other musks and bases when blended with it. It is a combination of macrocyclic musk and the most sophisticated fixative ingredients from Givaudan, IFF, Symrise, & Firmenich.
CAS# Mixture
Apricot Essence (Natural) - Fragrance**
This specialty blend of Natural Isolates from ROBERTET is a beautiful accord that captures the juicy and sweet essence of a freshly ripened apricot.
CAS # Mixture
Auranone (Firmenich)
Fragrance Family: Musk
Odor Description: Musk, Floral, Animalic.
CAS # Mixture
Auratouch (Firmenich)
A delicate and elegant musk
CAS # Mixture
Benzoin Essence
Benzoin Gum co-distilled with Diethyl Phthalate (DEP).
Sweet vanilla balsam woody.
CAS # 84012-39-5
Benzoin Oliffac 63 (DEPR) IFF**
Fragrance Family: Balsamic
Odor Description: Sweet, smooth, balsam, vanilla.
CAS # Mixture
Longevity: 400+ Hours
Use Up To: 1 to 15% In Fragrance Concentration.
Bergamot Givco 104 - Fragrance**
Givaudan (Givco) Specialty Base # 104
(Previously named 'Bergamot (G)' on our site)
Odor Description: Citrus, Fruity, Bergamot Oil
This is a Givaudan (Givco) specialty blend #104 of bergamot that replaces the essential oil with superior stability and performance. Bergapten-free, and has no phototoxic potential.
CAS # Mixture
Birch Leaf Givco 166/2
Givaudan (Givco) Specialty Base # 166/2 (Replaces Birch Leaf Givco 166 as of 12/6/2019).
(Previously named 'Birch Leaf (G)' on our site)
Odor Description: Green, Herbaceous, Vegetable.
In the sauna, the Scandinavians traditionally use birch twigs to stimulate the blood circulation. The characteristic fragrance of heated birch leaves in a sauna bath was studied using a multidimensional analytical process carried out by the research department at Givaudan. The results enabled them to create Birch Leaf Givco 166.
CAS # Mixture
Black Agar Givco 215/2
Givaudan (Givco) Specialty Base # 215/2
Odor Description: This base melts ambery, olibanum and balsamic notes.
CAS # Mixture
Carnation - Key Accord
Fragrance Family: Floral
A modern fresh carnation, bursting with bright floral notes.
CAS # Mixture
Cassis Givco 149/2
Givaudan (Givco) Specialty Base # 149/2
(Previously named 'Cassis (G)' on our site)
CAS # Mixture
PRICE INCREASE: July 2019, our price for this material is now double. Click product name for more details.
Castoreum Blend (IFF) **
Castoreum Blend (IFF); aka Castor canadensis Kuhl
Fragrance Family: Animalic
Odor Description: Animalic, Phenol, Leathery.
CAS # Mixture
Castoreum Blend (Natural)**
Castoreum Absolute (100% Pure & Natural) @ 50% in Natural Grain Ethyl Alcohol
Odor Description: Animal, ink, leathery, phenolic
CAS# Mixture:
50% Castoreum - CAS# 8023-83-4
50% Ethyl Alcohol - CAS# 64-17-5
Cetylia Base B (Firmenich)
Fragrance Family: Floral
Odor Description: Floral, Fruity.
A very natural diffusive rose floral base with a fresh green, somewhat fruity and petal character.
CAS # (Mixture)
Chypre - Key Accord (Natural)
Fragrance Family: Chypre
Odor Description: Herbal, Moss, Dry, Wood, Lavender, Lemon.
This custom blend of 100% natural isolates and essential oils was
developed by Perfumer's Apprentice to provide a reference for
beginners to identify the organoleptic characteristics that make up
the 'Chypre' family. Additionally, this product provides a skeletal
formula for perfumers that is intended to present a generic 'Chypre'.
CAS # Mixture
Chypre Essence **
Fragrance Family: Chypre
Odor Description: Dry, Hay, Wood, Moss and lemon.
CAS # Mixture
Civet Essence **
Adds diffusive warmth to fragrance, providing
the distinctive effect of natural civet in jasmine/floral, amber, oriental, chypre and tobacco type blends.
CAS # (Mixture)
Cocoa Roasted Extract 10% MPG
Cocoa Roasted Extract 10% Monopropylene glycol (synthetic)
Odor Description: Cocoa, hot chocolate, nutty
CAS #: (Mixture)
10% Cocoa Roasted Extract - CAS # 8002-31-1
90% Monopropylene glycol (synthetic) - CAS # 57-55-6
Cognac - Key Accord
Fragrance Family: Gourmand
Odor Description: Warm, Sweet, Caramel, Brandy, Liqueur, Spice, Oak
This Accord was developed in-house to create a full-bodied Brandy/Cognac essence. Unlike Cognac Essential Oil, this blend is designed to smell like an oak-aged fine Brandy, and add warmth, depth and sophistication to any blend that is trying to really accentuate a warm liqueur note.
CAS # MixtureCologne - Key Accord
A modern and crisp, clean, and powerful cologne accord.
CAS # Mixture
Costus Oliffac (IFF)
Fragrance Family: Musk
Odor Description: Costus, earthy
CAS # Mixture
Cucumber (Fresh) Essence (Fragrance) **
Fragrance Family: Green
Odor Description: Freshl, green, cucumber, light
CAS #: Mixture
Cuir Vitessence
Elegant suede leather scent.
Dewfruit
Dewfruit is the proprietary name of a product formulated by Quest: ABQ2977. Quest is no longer operational and its formulas have been acquired by another large fragrance house.
Odor Description: An exotic fruit, lychee, raspberry with a touch of herbal green.
A very elegant fruity blend used in many popular modern perfumes.
CAS # Mixture
Dorinia SA (Firmenich)
Fragrance Family: Floral
Odor Description: Floral, Green, Rose.
CAS # Mixture
Dry Grass Essence**
Fragrance Family: Green
Odor Description: Dry Grass, Green, Hay, Sweet, Herbal
CAS # Mixture
Eucalyptus Bioabsolute (Biolandes)
Fragrance Family: Herbal
Odor Description: Herbal, currant bud, black currant bud, fruity, fir needle, citrus, balsamic
CAS #: (Mixture)
Fir Balsam Reconstitution (IFF) **
Fragrance Family: Balsamic
Odor Description: Pine, Fruity, Moss, Smokey.
CAS # Mixture
Floral - Key Accord (Natural)
Heart / Middle Note
Fragrance Family: Floral
Odor Description: Floral, Fresh, Rose, Muguet, Jasmine, Powder
This custom blend of 100% natural isolates and essential oils was developed by Perfumer's Apprentice to provide a reference for beginners to identify the organoleptic characteristics that make up the 'Floral' fragrance family. Additionally, this product provides a skeletal formula for perfumers that is just floral, without being too heavy into any particular direction of the 'Floral' family.
CAS # Mixture
Fougere - Key Accord (Natural)**
Base Note
Fragrance Family: Fougère
Odor Description: Green, Damp, Lavender, Moss, Wood, Bergamot
This custom blend of 100% natural isolates and essential oils was developed by Perfumer's Apprentice to provide a reference for beginners to identify the organoleptic characteristics that make up the 'Fougére' family. Additionally, this product provides a skeletal formula for perfumers that balances the green, wood, and citrus notes to make a more generic 'Fougére'.
CAS # Mixture
Fresh Grapefruit Essence (Fragrance) **
Fragrance Family: Citrus
Odor Description: Grapefruit, fresh, aldehydic, bright
CAS #: Mixture
Gardenia - Key Accord
A very milky and creamy gardenia blend. This is a blend most like the fresh flower. Extremely powerful and very tenacious, a little goes a long way!
CAS # Mixture
Gin - Key Accord
Fragrance Family: Herbal-Agrestic-Mint
Odor Description: Bright, Clean, Herbal, Juniperberry, Agrestic, Effervescent
This Accord was developed in-house to create the aroma of a freshly poured glass of artisan distilled Gin. Although we are unable to capture the alcohol effect, once added to an alcohol based perfume, it will blossom and lift. This spirit-inspired accord is designed to accent your top notes to give a light, subtle, botanical gin cocktail effect.
CAS # MixtureGreen Leaf - Key Accord **
A very fresh, crisp green note to accent your perfume composition.
CAS # MixtureHeliotropex N (IFF)
Heart / Middle Note to Base Note
Heliotropex N (IFF) has a deep and mysterious exotic floral characteristic, with sweet, balsamic and spicy undertones, and has nuances of almond and berries. Heliotropex N (IFF) is an economical substitute for Heliotropine when used at 15%.
CAS # Mixture
Honey (Miel) Essence (IFF) **
This product is
Honey (Miel Oliffac) DEPR by IFF
A deep, rich honey mixture with light powdery notes.
CAS # Mixture
Honey Lactone Essence (Fragrance) **
Fragrance Family: Gourmand
Odor Description: Sweet, honey, Creamy, Lactonic with a hint of floral lactone.
CAS #: Mixture
Hyacinth - Key Accord**
For those who haven't smelled this flower, this accord is a perfect representation of its essence. This blend captures the deep and intoxicating characteristics of the flower. Hyacinth is a deep and sweet smelling flower with rich, velvety floral elements.
CAS # Mixture
Iris - Key Accord **
Iris Flower; this is a fresh, clean modern interpretation of the Iris flowers' sutbtle essence.
CAS # Mixture
Ivy Base (Firmenich)
Head / Top Note to Heart / Middle Note
Fragrance Family: Green
Odor Description: Green, Floral, Fresh.
CAS # Mixture
Jasmin Specialty (Firmenich) **
Fragrance Family: Floral
Odor Description: Floral, Jasmine.
CAS # Mixture
Jasmine - Key Accord **
This is a beautiful modern Jasmine blend.
CAS # Mixture
Leather - Key Accord
A light, fresh and elegant leather.
CAS # Mixture
Lemon Candy Essence (Fragrance) **
Fragrance Family: Ctirus
Odor Description: Sweet citrus, bright, lemon, tangy
CAS #: Mixture
Lindenblossom Givco 151/8
Lindenblossom Givco 151/8 is a reformulation of Lindenblossom Givco 151, which is no longer available. We found that this new reformulation performed similarly to its predecessor in olfactory and GC comparisons of the two.
(Previously named "Givaudan (Givco) Specialty Base # 151" & "Lindenblossom (G)" prior to that on our site)
Odor Description: Floral, Green, Fresh, Deep, Lily-of-the-Valley. The creation of Lindenblossom Givco 151 PMF was inspired by an exclusive Givaudan aromachemical and the perfume that surrounds blooming linden trees in early summer.
CAS # Mixture
Madeleine - Key Accord **
Base note.
This is a sweet, cakey, buttery smelling blend from Givaudan captures the comforting and delicate delight of a fresh baked French Madeleine.
CAS # Mixture
Magnolys® E (Firmenich)
Fragrance Family: Floral
Odor Description: Floral, Fresh, Magnolia.
CAS # Mixture
Marine & Ozone - Key Accord
A good fresh, marine, ozonic base.
CAS # Mixture
Melon Givco 150/2
Givaudan (Givco) Specialty Base # 150 version 2
Manufacturer:Givaudan
Odor Description: A sophisticated bouquet of melon, primarily honeydew and cantaloupe varieties.
CAS # Mixture
Mimosa - Key Accord **
A floral, green and slightly powdery scent.
CAS #: Mixture
Mimosa Olessence**
Low temperature extraction on natural nerolidol in order to obtain the most genuine floral odour.
Fragrance Family: Floral
Odor Description: delicate fresh, floral, anisic note, less herbal than the traditional mimosa absolute.
CAS # Mixture
Muguet (Lily) - Key Accord
This is a beautiful modern Muguet/Lily of the Valley blend.
CAS #: Mixture
Mysore Wood Blend
Base Note
This product is a Firmenich Blend, Mysore Wood 260108 B
Odor Description: Creamy lift imparts powerful, diffusive and exciting aspects, bringing your sandalwood oriented compositions to new heights
Oakmoss Givco 214/3
Oakmoss Givco 214/3 is a reformulation of Oakmoss Givco 214, which is no longer available. We found that this new reformulation performed similarly to its predecessor in olfactory and GC comparisons of the two.
(Previously named "Oakmoss (Givco) 214" & "Oakmoss (G)" prior to that on our site).
Odor Description: Oakmoss, Woody.
This blend is a well balanced, sophisticated, safe (as of 2007) synthetic oak moss reconstitution. This complex mixture containing patented Givaudan items accurately reproduces the effect of natural oak moss.
CAS # (Mixture)
*WARNING: Price has doubled since we first began selling Oakmoss (G) in 2010. We had been selling at-cost, and absorbing the loss, but are now bringing the price to where we can earn a profit again.*
Oatmeal Essence (Fragrance) **
Fragrance Family: Gourmand
Odor Description: The sweetness of brown sugar, hints of cinnamon and the comforting smell of warm oatmeal.
The perfect scent between fresh out of the oven Oatmeal cookies and a hearty bowl of Oatmeal.
CAS #: Mixture
Orange Flower (Neroli) - Key Accord **
A modern Orange flower accord, remarkably like the real absolute!
CAS #: Mixture
Orange Olessence **
Low temperature extraction on natural nerolidol in order to obtain the most genuine floral odour.
Odour: Delicate, orange blossom, powerful and long-lasting, more woody-neroli than the absolute.
Oriental - Key Accord (Natural) **
Fragrance Family: Oriental
Odor Description: Oriental, Sweet, Spicy, Amber, Resin, Dry
This custom blend of 100% natural isolates and essential oils was developed by Perfumer's Apprentice to provide a reference for beginners to identify the organoleptic characteristics that make up the 'Oriental' family. Additionally, this product provides a skeletal formula for perfumers that is neither an ambery-gourmand oriental, nor a spicy (mellis) 'Oriental'.
CAS # Mixture
Orris Butter Artessence (Biolandes)
Orris Butter Artessence (Biolandes)
Fragrance Family: Floral
Odor Description: Floral, powdery, green
CAS #: (Mixture)
Oud Anokha (Firmenich)
Oud Anokha Natural & Synthetic Specialty by Firmenich
Description: Woody, leathery, ambery and animalic. Very powerful, complexe with the richness and diffusivity of natural Oud oil.
Contains OUD ASSAFI™ @ 3%
Meaning: ANOKHA means "exceptional" in Indian language
CAS #: Mixture
Oud Maleki (Firmenich)
Oud Maleki Natural Synthetic Specialty by Firmenich
Description: Woody and animalic . Very strong and longlasting, especially regarding the typical woody animalic facet of oud.
Contains OUD ASSAFI™ @ 0.2%
Meaning: MALAKI means "Imperial" in Arabic
CAS #: Mixture
Oud Samrat (Firmenich)
Oud Samrat Natural Synthetic Specialty by Firmenich
Description: Woody, ambery, oriental, animalic. Very intense, warm and ambery.
Contains OUD ASSAFI™ @ 1.2%
Meaning: SAMRAT means "Imperial" in Indian language
CAS #: Mixture
Oud Synth 10760 E (Firmenich) **
*Formerly named 'Oud (Aloeswood) Blend (F)'
This is a Firmenich Specialty Base. We changed the name to reflect what Firmenich calls it to avoid confusion.
A blended reconstitution of aloeswood, very true to the natural essential oil. The best Oud blend that I have found. For a softer oud, try the Black Agar blend, but this is the one closest to the natural.
CAS #: Mixture
Palo Santo - Key Accord
This naturalistic Palo Santo blend represents the rich oriental wood notes found in the essential oil,
but also celebrates sweet notes of pine, mint and lemon, as this 'Holy Wood' is part of the citrus family.
CAS #: Mixture
Passion Fruit Base (Firmenich)
Passion Fruit Base 109223 GEB
Fragrance Family: Fruit
Description: This specialty blend of Firmenich is a beautiful fruity note in the direction of kiwi, mango, peach and lactonic citrus.
CAS #: Mixture
Peach - Key Accord (Fragrance)
This is a peach that smells so juicy you can almost taste it! This is a true ripe peach aroma, not a "perfumy" one.
CAS #: Mixture
Peach (Natural) w/o Acetaldehyde - Fragrance
Peach Natural without Acetaldehyde. This blend of Natural Isolates from ROBERTET
is a beautiful accord that captures the sweet and juicy essence of a freshly ripened peach.
Mixture
Pear - Key Accord (Fragrance)**
A very soft and natural smelling pear aroma - a crisp, ripe pear.
CAS #: Mixture
Pina Colada - Key Accord (Fragrance) **
This blend is very fresh and fruity/creamy.
The same says it all, a true pineapple delight!
CAS #: Mixture
Plumeria - Key accord **
Plumeria is the iconic scent of tropical luxury, also known commonly as 'Frangipani.' This accord has impressive longevity, it is juicy, rich, lactonic, fresh, narcotic and velvety. This powerful and tenacious accord captures the nostalgia and sophistication of this opulent lush floral.
CAS #: Mixture
Raspberry Essence (Natural) **
Raspberry Essence (Natural).
This blend of Natural Isolates from ROBERTET is juicy accord that captures the sweet and delicateness of a freshly picked raspberries.
CAS #: Mixture
Red Apple - Key Accord (Fragrance) **
Like the smell after biting into a crisp red apple, this blend is very close to nature’s true scent.
CAS #: Mixture
Red Fruit - Key Accord**
A melange of juicy red fruit and berries, this accord conveys a delicious and mouthwatering fruit note.
CAS #: Mixture
Rose - Key Accord**
A very elegant and delicate, yet sophisticated rose blend.
CAS #: Mixture
Rose Givco 217
Givaudan (Givco) Specialty Base # 217
(Previously named 'Rose (G)' on our site)
Odor Description: Rose Givco 217 is a rich, warm, economical rose fragrance with all the fresh, natural character of a rose blossom. Its olfactive structure resembles that of natural Turkish rose oil. This rose note blends well in all types of compositions, enriching and underlining the floral bouquet character of the fragrance. It performs extremely well in most perfume types, particularly in agarbatti, and is very long-lasting.
CAS # Mixture
Rosessence (Firmenich)
Fragrance Family: Floral
Odor Description: Rose (Bulgarian)
CAS # Mixture
Russian Leather**
Fragrance Family: Leather
Odor Description: Aged Leather, Musky, Deep, Ambery
CAS # Mixture
Salt (Clean) - Key Accord
Fragrance Family: Marine/Ozone
Odor Description: Sea-Spray, Mineral, Clean, Fresh, Green
This Accord was developed in-house, and is meant to capture a sea-salt meets bath salt character. We tried to incorporate the clean refined concept of salt, but to also give it a fresh spa-like quality that will compliment marine, sporty, and clean fragrances that want that 'salt' note.
CAS # Mixture
Salt (Dry) - Key Accord
Fragrance Family: Spice
Odor Description: Mineral, Dry, Spice, Warm, Savory
This Accord was developed in-house, and is meant to capture the dry and warm side of salt. We tried to incorporate the minerality of salt, but to create an accord that would express the sensory applications (taste) of salt, but through scent. The goal was also to create a salt note that could help acheive a wind-swept salt dried on warm skin note.
CAS #: Mixture
Sampaquita Givco 138
Givaudan (Givco) Specialty Base # 138
(Previously named 'Sampaquita (G) (Jasmine Sambac)
on our site)
Odor Description: Jasmine, Fruity.
Sampaquita, also known as jasmine Sambac, is a flower that grows in the Philippines. This Givco base is a cost-effective reconstitution of its scent. This small bush with its attractive sweet-scented tiny white flowers is highly appreciated in Asia. The delicate fragrances of carnation and ylang together with a slightly green note were artistically grafted onto a rich basic accord of jasmine, tuberose, honeysuckle and rose.
CAS # Mixture
Sandalwood - Key Accord**
This is a very naturalistic, rich, sophisticated and creamy sandalwood.
CAS #: Mixture
Sandalwood Givco 203
Givaudan (Givco) Specialty Base # 203
(Previously named 'Sandalwood (G)' on our site)
Odor Description: This base is a synthetic sandalwood oil. It reproduces the extremely fine, powerful, rich and sweet sandalwood odour. It is a complex mixture of captive and patented aroma chemicals, including essential oils, but does not contain sandalwood oil.
CAS # Mixture
Sarriette Base (Firmenich)
Fragrance Family: Herbal (Aromatic)
Odor Description: Mint, Green, Grass, Fresh
CAS # Mixture
Seaweed - Key Accord**
Fragrance Family: Marine/Ozone
Odor Description: Ocean, Seaweed, Brine, Mineral, Driftwood, Sea-spray
This Accord was developed in-house, and is meant to capture the coastal breezes of the Pacific Coast. We tried to incorporate the minerality of the sandy beaches, in conjunction with the seaweed and driftwood that gets tossed upon the shores after a storm.
CAS #: Mixture
Shangralide Oliffac 0712 (IFF) **
IFF Synthetic Proprietary Blend (Oliffac) of Musk Deer
Fragrance Family: Musk
Odor Description: Musk, animalic, leathery, sweet
CAS # Mixture
Silvanone® Supra (Givaudan)
Fragrance Family: Musky
Odor Description: Musky, Sweet, Powdery, Animalic
Silvanone Supra is a sweet powdery animalic macrocyclic musk with aspects of nitromusk.
CAS # (Mixture):
Cyclohexadecanolide - CAS #109-29-5
Cyclopentadecanone - CAS # 502-72-7
Smoke - Key Accord**
Fragrance Family: Wood
Odor Description: Campfire, Smoke, Dry Wood, Phenolic, Leathery, Burnt, Medicinal
This Accord was developed in-house to create a smoky campfire-like character. With the popular demand of our 'Valspice (4-Methyl Guaiacol), customers were wanting a more complex 'smoke' note, so we decided to make our own. This Accord has an off-putting indolic quality when smelled pure, so we recommend diluting it down to around 10-25% before evaluating for a blend.
CAS #: Mixture
Spice - Key Accord (Fragrance) **
This Accord is a deep, warm, complex, sophisticated accord that captures the essence of what 'Spice' should smell like.
CAS #: Mixture
Strawberry Essence (Natural)- Fragrance **
This blend of Natural Isolates from ROBERTET is naturalistic accord embodies the ripe and fresh qualities of a fresh summer strawberry.
CAS #: Mixture
Styrax (Storax) Essence
This is a purified styrax blend, clear color and not as viscous as raw styrax. easier to work with.
CAS #: Mixture
Suederal LT ® (IFF)
Fragrance Family: Leather
Odor Description: Leather, Suede, Strong.
CAS #: Mixture
Sweet Pea Essence**
Fragrance Family: Green
Odor Description: Sweet floral, green, fruit, tropical, bright
CAS #: Mixture
Sylvamber (DRT)
A product from DRT.
Odor Description: Strong Amber, Woody
CAS #: 54464-57-2