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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).


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


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.


Fulvio Ciccolo, Messina, 2020