Is Cedar Roots natural or synthetic?

A fantasy or concept note, not a single material.

Cedar Roots

AccordWOODS & MOSSESwoody · earthy · rich

BasePyramid

3/5Strength

>200hTenacity

1Origins

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Specimen

Cedrus spp.

Fantasy/Concept

Definition

Earthy, rooty-woody, drier than the trunk. Cedar roots lack the pencil-shaving crispness of heartwood — instead, darker, more soil-embedded, faintly musty.

WOODY GREEN EARTHY WARM FRESH RESINOUS

CEDARWOOD ROOTS

Type: Accord
Olfactive family: Woods
Subfamily: Dry woods
Cluster: Green leafy notes
Source: plant root

Instruments

Pyramid

TTop

HHeart

BBase

3/5Strength

Medium

odour strength

Tenacity on blotter

>200hours · 8 days

1 h6 h24 h3 d7 d400 h

Producing countries

Morocco (Atlas)

Scent

Earthy-woody, dry, rooty. Cedar's familiar pencil-shaving character buried under soil — the sharpness is muted, the earthiness amplified. Musty-dry rather than crisp-fresh. Like digging up a cedar stump and smelling the roots.

In PREMIEREPEAU

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The Full Story

Cedar roots as a perfumery concept explore the underground dimension of cedar: earthier, rootier, drier than the aromatic heartwood. The scent imagines what cedar smells like where it meets the soil.

No specific cedar root extraction exists. The concept extends the cedar wood palette downward — adding earth, dry root, and soil elements to the familiar pencil-shaving character. Construction uses cedarwood derivatives (cedrol, cedrene), earthy elements (vetiver, geosmin), and dry-root notes.

The note functions in earthy-woody and root-themed compositions. It provides a grounding anchor beneath conventional cedar's crisp freshness — cedar seen from the perspective of soil rather than sawmill.

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Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method

No specific extraction of cedar roots exists. Concept uses cedarwood oil derivatives blended with earthy synthetics.

Formula: Complex mixture — key compounds: himachalene C₁₅H₂₄, atlantone C₁₅H₂₂O
CAS: N/A — natural essential oil fraction, complex mixture
Botanical: Cedrus spp.
Appearance: Pale yellow to amber liquid
Odour strength: Medium
Lasting power: > 200 hours
Synonyms: CEDARWOOD ROOTS

IFRA status

See note

Not applicable: accord or concept, not a single material

Physical properties

Specific gravity: 0.94000 to 0.97000 @ 25.00 °C (est)
Refractive index: 1.50500 to 1.52000 @ 20.00 °C (est)
Note: Root fraction of Cedrus atlantica — heavier, earthier than trunk wood oil

In Perfumery

Fantasy wood concept extending cedar into earthy-root territory. No specific extraction exists. Built from cedarwood components (cedrol, cedrene) blended with earthy elements (vetiver, geosmin). Functions in root, earth, and deep-wood compositions.

Role in the formula

01modifier

02signature note

03blender

04volume builder

05freshness

Available as

essential oil absolute