Is Frostwood™ natural or synthetic?

A fantasy or concept note, not a single material.

Frostwood™

AccordGREENS, HERBS & FOUGERESwoody · fresh · earthy

HeartPyramid

3/5Strength

—Tenacity

1Origins

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Specimen

N/A (fantasy accord)

Fantasy/Concept

Definition

Cold pine resin on frozen bark. Frostwood is a captive molecule that smells like the first breath inside a conifer forest in January -- sharp, green, crystalline.

WOODY GREEN EARTHY COOL FRESH

Type: Accord
Olfactive family: Aromatic
Subfamily: Green notes
Cluster: Green leafy notes
Source: Fantasy/conceptual accord
Chemical class: synthetic aroma chemical

Instruments

Pyramid

TTop

HHeart

BBase

3/5Strength

Medium

odour strength

Producing countries

N/A (fantasy accord)

Scent

Sharp pine needles over cold, damp bark. Greener and crisper than cedarwood, less resinous than raw turpentine. A mineral-cool quality sits underneath, like stone exposed to winter air. The overall impression is luminous and transparent rather than heavy.

In PREMIEREPEAU

DISCOVERY SET7 × 2 ml →EXTRAIT DE PARFUMThe seven extraits →

The Full Story

Frostwood is a captive synthetic ingredient developed in Holzminden, first presented at the World Perfumery Congress in 2024 alongside Ambronova. It belongs to the Iconoclast series of proprietary molecules.

The olfactory profile is described by its creators as 'persistent captured in a bottle.' It delivers a piney-woody character with pronounced green and cooling undertones -- the scent of sharp, crisp air mixed with aromatic pine needles and the damper, earthier smell of forest flo or. It sits between the dry cedar-pencil zone and the resinous turpentine zone, but with a particular frozen-air freshness that neither natural cedarwood nor pine oils achieve alone.

As a captive molecule, Frostwood is not available on the open market. Its chemical structure has not been publicly disclosed. Functionally, it likely is a woody-fresh modifier in the heart-to-base transition, providing lift and transparency to dense wood accords.

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Did You Know?

Frostwood was debuted alongside Ambronova at the 2024 World Perfumery Congress in Geneva, as part of the Iconoclast series -- a line of captive molecules designed to fill olfactory gaps no existing material could address.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method

Fully synthetic. Chemical structure and synthesis pathway proprietary -- not publicly disclosed.

Formula: N/A (fantasy accord)
CAS: N/A (fantasy accord)
Botanical: N/A (fantasy accord)
Appearance: N/A (olfactory accord — not a single material)
Odour strength: Medium

IFRA status

See note

Not applicable: accord or concept, not a single material

Physical properties

Note: Frostwood is a fantasy/imaginative accord in perfumery evoking cold crystalline woody notes

In Perfumery

Frostwood is a captive woody-fresh molecule functioning as a heart-to-base modifier. It provides lift and transparency to dense wood accords, adding a frozen-air crispness that distinguishes it from standard cedarwood or pine materials. Its cooling quality makes it useful in fougere, aromatic-woody, and fresh-woody constructions. Exact synthetic pathway and chemical class undisclosed. As a captive ingredient, it is exclusive to its creat or's perfumers.

Role in the formula

01modifier

02signature note

03lifting agent

04blender

05volume builder

Available as

synthetic accord fantasy note