CEDARWOOD (MOROCCO)

Moroccan cedarwood points to the warm, resinous wood character of Atlas cedar oil produced in Morocco. Its smell can include an aromatic freshness as well as warmth; it need not be uniformly soft, creamy or leathery. The Morocco qualifier highlights a source associated with this material, rather than establishing a separate smell from every oil called Atlas cedarwood.

Two documented Moroccan oils come from Cedrus atlantica wood. Robertet describes steam distillation, while Biolandes explains that its oil is distilled from sawdust generated by the lumber industry and produced at its Moroccan extraction unit. These details explain real examples of the material, not the ingredients of every perfume bearing this note. Look for the way resinous wood interacts with the surrounding composition: it may feel warmer or fresher depending on the other notes.