TEAK WOOD

Teak wood in perfume is a wood-inspired note whose character depends on its interpretation. It can provide a woody counterweight to fruit and flowers or join a darker blend with tobacco and oud. Rather than expecting every teak fragrance to smell like the same plank of timber, consider the warmth, smoke or softness supplied by its neighbouring notes.

The tree behind the name is Tectona grandis, commonly known as teak. That botanical identity does not turn a perfume note into proof of wood oil or another particular extract. Montale, for example, lists teak beside rose and musk in one composition and evokes it with patchouli and tobacco in another. These contexts show how flexible the reference can be. The name alone establishes neither a fixed earthy-leathery profile nor a guaranteed base-note position or lasting power.