Clove

Clove is a powerful, warmly aromatic spice that brings a rich, slightly medicinal heat to perfumery. The dried flower buds of the clove tree produce an essential oil dominated by eugenol, a molecule that delivers that characteristic warm, sweet, and slightly numbing spiciness.

Clove has been one of the most important spice trade commodities for centuries and remains a cornerstone ingredient in perfumery. In fragrance, clove adds a bold, confident warmth that can anchor entire compositions.

It is a key ingredient in the classic carnation accord and plays an essential role in many oriental and spicy fragrances. Clove pairs beautifully with cinnamon and nutmeg for full-bodied spice blends, with orange for a festive holiday quality, with rose and carnation for spicy-floral combinations, with tobacco for a refined gentlemanly character, and with vanilla for warm depth.

You will find clove in many classic and contemporary fragrances that seek a bold, spicy personality.