Black Agar Givco is one of (if not THE) most popular replacer bases for agarwood (oud). It is a rather bright (and rather loose) interpretation of the natural oil and has very elegant nuances of olibanum and amber which makes it a particularly good blender.
Black Agar Givco is built around a hefty dose (around 9%) of Amber Formate (Oxyoctaline Formate) accented with naturals such as patchouli oil, amyris wood, cedar, labdanum, frankincense and guaiacwood.
This is what Givaudan has to say of the material: “Odor: Woody, Ambery, Olibanum. Use: Agarwood is a classical material used in perfumery. When this wood is infected by fungi, it develops dark streaks charged with an odouriferous oleoresin. The darkest grade, black or true agar, resembles black stone because of the intense impregnation of oil. This resin is highly valuable due to its rich, complex, powerful, woody-ambery scent. It is however an extremely expensive material that is difficult to find.”
Black Agar Givco is a new base reflecting the typical odour of the black resin of agarwoood. This complex, powerful formulation with a resinous character brings together olibanum and balsamic/oriental notes.”
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