Angolan Basil Organic Essential Oil (Scents from Nature®)

A forceful herbal oil in which clove-like warmth and anise sweetness give basil a distinctly spicy character. Green freshness and peppery accents counterbalance the sweeter facets, with greater aromatic intensity than the Egyptian linalool type. The supplier describes moderate persistence over hours, but does not document separate opening, heart or dry-down stages. Projection and the precise evolution on a blotter are likewise unspecified.

Provides an assertive herbal-spice accent, with sweet anise and green peppery contrasts. It adds lift to citrus and fougère structures and supports Mediterranean-themed compositions. The supplier also recommends it for chypres and herbal accords, including spicy-fresh effects alongside lavender.

The supplier gives 0.1–1% of the fragrance concentrate as a typical range for fougère, chypre, herbal, citrus and Mediterranean compositions. A separate laboratory note specifies 0.1–2% in the finished fragrance; this uses a different basis and should not be treated as a concentrate range. These are formulation recommendations, not IFRA limits.

No confirmed manufacturer use level for this exact product.

Tenacity

Described as having moderate persistence, retaining its characteristic contribution over hours. The page supplies neither a measured duration nor a specified blotter protocol or test dilution.

Diffusion, tenacity and note impact are not combined into a single performance score.

Solvents

Forms clear solutions with ethanol, DPG and IPM. Alcohol containing water produces cloudiness; the supplier does not specify the water content at which this occurs.

Working dilution

Use a 10% working solution for compounding and 1% for olfactory assessment. Ethanol is the primary solvent listed; DPG and IPM are also identified as suitable solvents.

Appearance

Liquid with a pale yellow colour.