A-to-Z List of Essential Oils Aromas:
The following is a list of 38 aromas that have been used to categorize over two hundred essential oils by the aromatics notes.
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Slightly Acidic or Bitter, Dry Taste or smell
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Woody, Resinous but Sweet Like Sandalwood or Cedar
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Sharp, Biting, and Unpleasant to the Taste
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Sweet with a Bitter Aftertaste or Smell
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A Strongly Aromatic, Almost Medicinal Scent
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Characterized by Zesty, Fruity, Sweet, and Fresh Notes
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Vibrant, Fresh, Woodsy Pine, Evergreen Scents
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The wet earthy "smell of rain" aroma, specifically named petrichar, that is generated from particular chemical components defined as geosmin which are released by particular bacteria and microbes.
