a form of heaven in a bottle
This takes 2 of the most amazing essential oils & make a form of heaven in a bottle.
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Attar of Oud Essential Oil - Agarwood in Hawaiian Sandalwood (Aquilaria Crassna/Santalum Paniculatum)
- A true attar of oud. Cambodian agarwood married into Hawaiian sandalwood, two woods worn or diffused as one oil.
- Two species, two origins. Aquilaria crassna oud out of Cambodia, Santalum paniculatum sandalwood from Hawaii, each one named and real.
- Two santalols, named on the label. Both santalols come from the Hawaiian sandalwood the oud is distilled into, and they sit on the Chemistry tab. See the chemistry.
- Deep, musty, woody. Dark oud with no scent quite like it, rounded by warm, sweet Hawaiian sandalwood.
- Tested, and used at home. Checked by an outside lab against synthetics and cutting agents, and like everything we sell, we use this oil at home.
- The same attar in every size. Pick the bottle that suits you on the Compare tab, and start small with an oil this concentrated. Compare sizes.
Botanical name
Aquilaria Crassna/Santalum Paniculatum
Origin
Cambodia/Hawaii
Plant part
Fungus Infected/Wood
Extraction
Steam Distillation of Agarwood in Steam Distilled Hawaiian Sandalwood
Perfumery note
Base
Aroma
A Unique Aroma with No Natural Analogues, Musty and Woody
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GCMS batch report published on this page
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Store information.
Single origin
Fungus-Infected Wood and Wood, Cambodia and Hawaii
GCMS published
Batch report on this page
Steam Distillation of Agarwood in Steam Distilled Hawaiian Sandalwood
Cambodia/Hawaii
Family owned
Big Island Hawaii since 2011
Product specification
Botanical NameAquilaria Crassna/Santalum Paniculatum
Common NameOud, Agarwood
Plant PartFungus Infected/Wood
Method of ExtractionSteam Distillation of Agarwood in Steam Distilled Hawaiian Sandalwood
Country of OriginCambodia/Hawaii
Oil Color / ConsistencyOrange Color, Thick and Viscous Consistency
AromaA Unique Aroma with No Natural Analogues, Musty and Woody
Perfumery NoteBase
Main Components(Z)alpha-Santalol 48.19%, (Z)beta-santalol 15.11%
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Main chemical components
(Z)alpha-Santalol
the larger santalol isomer, a sesquiterpene alcohol and sandalwood's main constituent, carrying its long, soft, woody base
48.19%
(Z)beta-santalol
the second santalol isomer, adding to the soft woody depth and the oil's fixative hold
15.11%
Balance, trace constituents
36.7%
Attar of oud, Cambodian agarwood in Hawaiian sandalwood
6 benefits of Attar of Oud Essential Oil
Worn as a natural perfume
Attar of oud goes on as a personal scent, worn as a trace rather than sprayed like an alcohol perfume. Since it's oil-based and thick, a little goes a long way. On the skin it warms and opens slowly, the two woods deepening as the hours pass.
Diffused into a room
In a diffuser, attar of oud fills a room with a deep, two-wood scent, and a drop is plenty because this oil runs potent. It holds in the air long after the diffuser stops. The scent is the whole point, a warm wood you can sit inside.
A base that anchors a blend
This oil anchors a blend and holds lighter oils in place, so a rose or a citrus lasts far longer over it. That staying power comes from the sandalwood's sesquiterpene alcohols, the heavy compounds that sit low in a scent. A drop or two shifts the whole character of an accord.
Two rare woods in one oil
This attar puts two precious woods in a single bottle, the oud and the Hawaiian sandalwood, for a fraction of pure oud's cost. Oud is among the world's most expensive woods, and true sandalwood is another of them, so an oil that carries both is a genuine rarity. We keep it among the connoisseur oils in our range, for people who know the difference.
How the two woods read
Worn or diffused, the oud carries a dark, musty depth, and the Hawaiian sandalwood softens it with a sweet, creamy warmth. The sandalwood is the gentler of the two woods, the oud the deeper, and together they stay close and last. It reads as the two woods themselves, not a scent built to imitate them.
A wood shaped by a fungus
The oud in this attar is resin-formed wood, not ordinary timber. A Phaeoacremonium fungus infects a standing Aquilaria tree, and the tree fills the wood with dark, fragrant resin in answer. Only a small share of wild trees ever form it, which is why real oud has always been scarce. That resin is what the still draws the scent from.
How to use
Worn as a scent
Worn as a scentDab a trace of the neat oil on the skin as a personal fragrance, the way an attar has always been worn; it's oil-based, with no alcohol. Because the oil is thick and slow to pour, one touch is plenty. Worn on the skin like this, the oil reads as a fragrance.
On the skin in a blend
TopicalFor skin, blend the oil into a carrier at 1 to 3 percent for the body, about 6 drops in 15 ml of a carrier such as jojoba. Keep it lower on the face, and patch test on the inner forearm a day before wider use. For skin care we always dilute it first, never neat.
In a diffuser
In the airIn a water diffuser, a single drop is enough for a room, since the oil is strong and thick. Run the diffuser for 30 to 60 minutes, then give the room fresh air before the next session. Add a second drop only if you want the scent fuller.
3 recipes using this oil
Tap a recipe to see the full formula and method.
10 mlJojoba Carrier Oil
4 dropsAttar of Oud Essential Oil
Method. Add the attar of oud to the jojoba in a 10 ml roller and cap it, then roll it between your palms to blend. Roll a little onto the wrists and the throat and let it settle.
15 mlJojoba Carrier Oil
2 dropsAttar of Oud Essential Oil
2 dropsRose Bulgarian Essential Oil
2 dropsHawaiian Sandalwood Essential Oil
Method. Combine the attar of oud, rose and Hawaiian sandalwood in the jojoba in a small bottle and shake it well. Smooth a little over the arms and shoulders, and keep the bottle capped between uses.
1 dropAttar of Oud Essential Oil
2 dropsFrankincense Sacra Essential Oil
2 dropsMyrrh Essential Oil
Method. Drop the attar of oud, frankincense and myrrh into a water diffuser and run it for a short session. Let the room air out between sessions.
Technical information for this batch
ComponentShare of batch
(Z)alpha-Santalol48.19%
(Z)beta-santalol15.11%
Balance of constituentsSee GCMS report
What (Z)alpha-Santalol means for you
At 48.19% this batch is dominated by (Z)alpha-Santalol — the larger santalol isomer, a sesquiterpene alcohol and sandalwood's main constituent, carrying its long, soft, woody base. (Z)beta-santalol sits at 15.11%. The oil is orange color, thick and viscous consistency, and it reads as a base note in a blend.
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Frequently asked questions
7 answers drawn from the product specification and our own use of this oil.
Attar of oud is a wood oil made by steam distilling agarwood, the oud wood, into a sandalwood base, so two woods come out as one oil. Ours is Cambodian agarwood, Aquilaria crassna, in Hawaiian sandalwood, Santalum paniculatum. An attar is oil-based, not an alcohol perfume, which is why it can be worn as a dab on the skin.
The difference between attar of oud and pure oud is the base. An attar is oud distilled into sandalwood, while pure oud is the agarwood oil on its own. Both are deep, long-lasting wood scents, but the sandalwood in an attar rounds the oud and softens its edges. An attar also costs less than pure oud, because the sandalwood carries the rarer wood rather than replacing it.
Yes, Hawaiian sandalwood is a different species from Indian sandalwood, though both are true sandalwoods. The base of this oil is Santalum paniculatum, the sandalwood endemic to Hawaii and known there as 'iliahi. Indian sandalwood is Santalum album, the other well-known true sandalwood, from a different place and a different tree.
Yes, oud attar is alcohol-free, made as an oil instead of an alcohol perfume. The oud and the sandalwood are distilled together into an oil you wear or diffuse as it is. That's what lets it be dabbed straight onto skin as a scent.
Yes, the agarwood species is endangered. Aquilaria crassna carries a critically endangered listing, and all Aquilaria are protected under CITES, so where the wood comes from matters. That is why we choose small-batch distillers and test each oil against synthetics and adulteration. Honest sourcing is the answer to a rare, protected tree, not a reason to avoid it.
This attar's chemistry reads as sandalwood because the agarwood is steam distilled into a Hawaiian sandalwood base, and the sandalwood makes up the larger part of the oil. Sandalwood is mostly santalol, a pair of sesquiterpene alcohols, so those are the two names that lead the constituents listed for this oil. The oud adds its own depth underneath, but the numbers are the sandalwood's signature, an honest sign that the base is genuine sandalwood.
Attar of oud smells of deep, musty wood with no natural analogue, the oud giving the dark weight, with the Hawaiian sandalwood adding a warm, sweet finish. It's quiet at first from the bottle and grows fuller as it's worn. Both woods sit low, so the scent stays close and lasts rather than lifting off.
Customer reviews
5.00
★★★★★
Based on 7 reviews
Every review left for this attar so far is a five-out-of-five review.
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Joshua Black
★★★★★
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Leo Desmarais
★★★★★
Nothing I’ve smelled before
Nothing I’ve smelled before. I like lot but using sparingly for the cost is higher. Will order again like the others I have bought
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Nicolett Olson
★★★★★
I absolutely adore this scent
I absolutely adore this scent. It is rich warm and earthy. My husband loves how it smells on me most importantly I love how it smells on me
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Nicolett Olson
★★★★★
Rich luxurious lasting scent
Rich luxurious lasting scent I absolutely love this oil . Worth the money
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Dale Parker
★★★★★
I'm in love with agarwood
I just hope I don't use it up too quickly. I'm in love with agarwood and in sandalwood it is almost too much. Relaxing, opening, inspiring.
Showing 1–3 of 5 published reviews
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