Turmeric
An earthy, warm aroma with ginger-like spiciness and dry woody undertones.
Spicy
About Turmeric
Scent Profile
Turmeric suggests dry earth, root, gentle bitterness, and a warm powdered spice effect. In perfumery, the name may refer to a natural extract, an aroma material, or an accord rather than a single raw ingredient. Its dryness, sweetness, temperature, transparency, and diffusion depend on dose and context.
Use in Perfumery
It can add an earthy shadow to spice and connect an opening to woods and resins.
Did You Know?
Perfume note names can mix botanical terms, extraction terms, trademark materials, and creative descriptors. Smelling the material through the full wear is more informative than assuming its role from the name alone.
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