Cedarwoods: an insight

The true and original cedarwood from:

• Morocco is the Cedarwood Atlas (Cedrus atlantica).

• Lebanon is the Cedrus Lebani.

• Himalaya is the Cedrus Deodara.

The American soil has the Cedarwood Virginia (Juniperus Virginiana) and the Cedarwood Texas (Juniperus Mexicana).

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Virginia

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Smells finer, rounder and less dry

Best results in fragrance composition

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α Cedrene

β Cedrene

Thujopsene

Cedrol

Texas

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Smells more terpenic

Best results for obtaining cedar isolates

Type of molecule

Sesquiterpene Hydrocarbon

Sesquiterpene Hydrocarbon

Sesquiterpene Hydrocarbon

Sesquiterpene Alcohol

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From Cedarwood Texas is possible to isolate and create:

• Cedrol & Cedrenol

• Cedramber (cedrol methyl ether)

• Cedryl Acetate

• Cedrenyl Acetate

• Acetyl Cedrene (Vertofix coeur) – sesquiterpene hydrocarbon fraction, specially thujopsene.

From this chemicals, we can even obtain Sandalwood notes, adding Bacdanol and Aldehydes for the milky notes.

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Fulvio Ciccolo, Messina, 2020