Crvena vrba

Bitter-green, bark-astringent, faintly aspirin-like. Red willow smells of salicin — the chemical precursor to aspirin, leaching from wet, red-tinged bark.
- Type
- Sirovina
- Olfactive family
- Drvenasti
- Source
- wood
- Chemical class
- complex natural (essential oil)
Miris
Detaljno
Dobijanje i hemija
Način dobijanja
No standard perfumery extraction of red willow specifically. Willow bark tinctures exist in herbal medicine. The perfumery note is largely conceptual.
- Formula
- Key compound: salicin C₁₃H₁₈O₇
- CAS
- N/A — natural wood extract, no single CAS
- Botanički naziv
- Salix laevigata / Cornus sericea (depending on tradition)
- Izgled
- Pale yellow to amber viscous liquid
- Jačina mirisa
- Srednji
- Sinonimi
- SALIX WILLOW SALIX ALBA SALIX FRAGILIS
No IFRA Standard for the material itself (51st Amendment)
- Nota
- Red willow wood note in perfumery. Key natural compound: salicin. No standard commercial essential oil.
U parfemima
Niche concept note providing bitter-bark, salicin-tinged character. Functions in green, riverside, and medicinal compositions. The aspirin-adjacent quality provides specific recognition. Built from methyl salicylate (trace), green-bark synthetics, bitter elements.