Mace Oil
Used in 2 formulas
About this material
Mace is the lace-like aril that wraps around the nutmeg seed, and the oil distilled from it is the more refined version of the same spice. Use it wherever you would use nutmeg but want something gentler — in fougères for sweet spicy warmth, in colognes for aromatic depth, in orientals for a natural richness that synthetic spice notes cannot replicate. Mace oil opens with warm, sweet spice — reminiscent of nutmeg and cardamom but softer, more delicate, without the rubbery sharpness that fresh nutmeg oil often has. Underneath sits a rich, almost balsamic warmth with a faint incense quality. It dries down woody, sweet, and lasting. This oil comes from Aceh in Sumatra, the heartland of Indonesia… — Fraterworks
Usage in formulas
The 792nd most used material of 1414 in the catalogue, present in 2 of 806 formulas. A signature material: whoever uses it means to.
Where it actually lives
The share of each family's formulas that contain it. Not how often it appears, but how indispensable it is inside that family.
- Amber Woodyin 2% of 61 formulas
