Virginia Cedar
10 fragrances with this note
Part of accords: Woody, Dry, Dry wood
A variant of «Cedarwood»
Virginian: actually a juniper, dry, “pencil-shavings”
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- Latin name
- Juniperus virginiana
- Family
- Cypress family (Cupressaceae)
- Origin
- USA (Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky)
- Parts used
- wood (sawdust and woodworking waste)
- Raw materials
- essential oil, cedrol
- Extraction
- steam distillation
- Olfactory group
- woody
- Position in the pyramid
- base
- Synthetic substitutes
- cedrol, Vertofix, Iso E Super
Virginia “cedar” is actually a juniper: a North American tree with reddish, fragrant wood. The oil is obtained from sawdust and woodworking waste, which makes it affordable and eco-friendly.
How it smells: dry, clean and straight: pale wood, pencil shavings, a faintly sweet and smoky shade. Virginia cedar is the simplest and cleanest of all cedars, without the honeyed warmth of Atlas cedar.
Virginia cedarwood oil is one of the most important building materials in perfumery: it yields cedrol and derived woody molecules on which thousands of woody accords in modern fragrances rely.
What it pairs with: with vetiver and patchouli — dry woody compositions, with iris — powdery wood, with lavender and bergamot — classic fougères, with rose — “rose on wood”, with incense — quiet resinous wood.
Good to know: the red wood of the Virginia juniper has long been used for chests and wardrobes: its scent repels moths.
Fragrances with Virginia Cedar
