Perfumes with Benzoin
Benzoin is in 26 of the 801 famous perfumes we have reconstructed, 3% of the catalogue. It is a low-dose material: it rarely sits among the biggest ones, but a trace of it changes the whole scent.
26
famous perfumes
3%
of the catalogue
0
as a top-3 material
What Benzoin smells like
Benzoin is a tree resin that smells of warm vanilla, caramel and soft balsam. Siam benzoin is sweeter and more vanillic, Sumatra drier and more resinous. It warms and fixes oriental bases.
Perfumes where Benzoin stands out most
Here it is not one of the three biggest materials, but these are the formulas where it weighs most.
- 1
Centaurusin the top 10 materials, well above its usual dose · Amber Woody - 2
Purple Stainin the top 10 materials, well above its usual dose · Amber Spicy - 3
Khamrahin the top 10 materials, well above its usual dose · Amber Spicy - 4
Bianco Lattein the top 10 materials, well above its usual dose · Amber Vanilla - 5
Grand Soirsupporting material, well above its usual dose · Amber - 6
Matière Noiresupporting material, well above its usual dose · Amber Woody - 7
Pure Oudsupporting material · Amber Woody - 8
P. Greensupporting material · Woody Chypre - 9
Parfum De La Nuit 3supporting material · Oriental Floral - 10
1872 for Mensupporting material · Aromatic - 11
Plum Japonaissupporting material · Floral Fruity - 12
Égoïste Cologne Concentrée Vintagesupporting material · Woody Spicy - 13
Men Privésupporting material · Leathery - 14
Bois des Ilessupporting material · Amber Woody - 15
Terresupporting material · Woody Spicy - 16
Reflection 45 Mansupporting material · Oriental Spicy - 17
Portrait of a Ladysupporting material · Amber Floral - 18
Tobacco Honeysupporting material · Amber Woody - 19
Herodsupporting material · Woody Spicy - 20
Golden Dallahsupporting material · Amber Spicy - 21
Interlude Womansupporting material · Chypre Floral - 22
Beigesupporting material · Floral - 23
La Femme Intensesupporting material · Oriental Floral - 24
Oud Maracujásupporting material · Leathery
Full material data
Odour profile, typical dose across the catalogue and substitutes are on the material page:
Questions
- What does Benzoin smell like?
- Benzoin is a tree resin that smells of warm vanilla, caramel and soft balsam. Siam benzoin is sweeter and more vanillic, Sumatra drier and more resinous. It warms and fixes oriental bases.
- Which perfumes contain Benzoin?
- 26 of the 801 famous perfumes we have reconstructed contain it.
- How much Benzoin is in a perfume?
- Anything from a trace to a large share of the concentrate, depending on the perfume. The exact quantity for each perfume is in its full formula, on its page.