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2. Orris root - Wikipedia

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   One ton of iris root produces two kilos of essential oil, also referred to as orris root butter or butter of iris, and it is the most expensive substance used in the fragrance industry. [7] Its fragrance has been described as tenaciously flowery, heavy and woody (paraphrasing Pavia , Dutch translation, page 40).

3. Orris oil - Wikipedia

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   Orris concrete is used in perfumery when the presence of myristic acid is not prohibitive, e.g.: in soap perfumes where the weak acid only acts as a fixative. The methyl and ethyl esters of myristic acid are often used for blending in violet type perfume bases. The high costs of orris oil production limit its application.

4. Irone - Wikipedia

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   Irones are a group of methylionone odorants used in perfumery, derived from iris oil, [1] e.g. orris root. The most commercially important of these are: (-)-cis-γ-irone, and (-)-cis-α-irone; Irones form through slow oxidation of triterpenoids in dried rhizomes of the iris species, Iris pallida.

5. Iris florentina - Wikipedia

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   It is also grown to produce orris-root, a scented substance used in perfumes, soaps, tooth cleanser, and clothes washing powder. Medicinally it was used as an expectorant and decongestant. Medicinally it was used as an expectorant and decongestant.

6. Iris (plant) - Wikipedia

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   Rhizomes of the German iris (I. germanica) and sweet iris (I. pallida) are traded as orris root and are used in perfume and medicine, though more common in ancient times than today. Today, Iris essential oil from flowers are sometimes used in aromatherapy as sedative medicines. The dried rhizomes are also given whole to babies to help in teething.

7. The Best Citrus Colognes for Men

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   The floral notes (some of which are from citrus trees!) are tempered enough by amber and ambrette to make this fragrance masculine enough for any guy. Top: bergamot, bitter orange, lemon, mandarin ...