• 100% pure essential oil with creamy smoky-wood scent
• Adds depth, resinous warmth, and fixative power to base notes
• Used in attars, oud blends, incense perfumes, florientals, and woody florals
• Balancing, grounding, and calming—excellent for meditative blends
• Highly tenacious—works beautifully in both traditional and modern perfumery

Guaiacwood Essential Oil is a thick, balsamic wood oil extracted from the Bulnesia sarmientoi tree. It features a smoky, woody, and slightly rosy scent with creamy, earthy, and spicy undertones. This unique profile makes it a favorite for adding depth, mystery, and warmth to perfumes—especially in incense, woody, oriental, leather, and floral compositions.

Its fixative qualities and meditative scent also make it popular in natural attars, spiritual blends, and grounding aromatherapy oils.

INCI Name: Guaiacwood Oil

Botanical Name:Bulnesia sarmientoiCAS Number: 8016-23-7

Extraction Method: Steam distillation

Plant Part: Wood

Appearance: Viscous, amber to brown liquid

Odor Description: Smoky, creamy-woody, rose-like, resinous

Solubility: Soluble in alcohol, DPG, and oils

Usage Level: 0.2%–5% in perfumes

Shelf Life: 4–5 years when stored properly

Category: Base Note – Natural Fixative – Perfumery & Aromatherapy Use

Use 0.5–3% in woody, oud, or floral bases for creamy depth and smoke-like sensuality.

💡 To bring creamy smoky depth to your perfume 🔥🌳, use 0.5–3% Guaiacwood Essential Oil in your attar or roll-on blend.

🌹 Pair with rose, jasmine, or violet for a soft incense-floral base.

🪔 Combine with oud, labdanum, or patchouli for rich oriental or incense perfumes.

🧘 Use in meditation oils or spiritual blends for grounding and warmth.

🔄 Mix gently—guaiacwood can thicken on standing; warm slightly before blending.

⚠️ Due to its viscosity, pre-dilute in DPG or carrier oil for better blending.

Q1: What does Guaiacwood Oil smell like?

It smells smoky, creamy, balsamic, and slightly rosy, with hints of incense and soft woods—warm and meditative.

Q2: Is this oil used in natural or synthetic perfumery?

It’s a 100% natural essential oil, often used in natural perfumery, attars, and incense blends.

Q3: Can it be used in oil-based perfumes?

Yes! It's oil-soluble and works perfectly in roll-ons, solid perfumes, attars, and alcohol-based blends.

Q4: What kinds of perfumes benefit from Guaiacwood?

Best in oud blends, orientals, incense florals, amber perfumes, and meditative woody scents.

Q5: What does it blend well with?

Pairs beautifully with oud, patchouli, labdanum, rose, sandalwood, tonka, and balsamic fixatives like benzoin and styrax.