In short
Azarbre is a Givaudan material with a warm honey note over dry woods and orris, with aspects of dried flowers.
What Azarbre smells like
Givaudan lists Azarbre as honey, woody, warm and orris, describing a warm honey note with aspects of dried flowers. Fraterworks calls it a herbal material adding delicate orris and honey nuances and quotes A. B. Camps: woody-honey-rooty with notes of dry flowers. Hekserij finds it woody and spicy, reminiscent of iris, with only a weak honey aspect, and compares it to old books, beeswax and hay.
- Leading note
- Honey
- Clear facets
- Woody
- Supporting facets
- Orris, dried flowers
- Character
- Warm, dry
What makes Azarbre distinctive
Honey, wood and orris together, with the dried-flower and old-book side its sources describe.
Where the descriptions disagree: Givaudan leads with honey; Hekserij finds the honey weak and the woody, spicy iris side stronger.
How Azarbre is used
Used to enhance ionones in small amounts and to blend the woody and floral parts of a fragrance, according to its maker.
Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).
How Azarbre differs from similar materials
- Dihydro Gamma Ionone
- Dihydro gamma ionone is a warm wood with tobacco and ambergris; Azarbre is honeyed, with orris and dried flowers.
Each difference compares the published descriptions of the two materials. Smell varies with grade, supplier and dilution; compare them side by side on blotters before substituting one for another.
Identity and classification
- Type
- Aroma chemical
- Origin
- Synthetic
- Odour family
- Woody / Powdery
- Note position
- Heart note
- Physical form at room temperature
- Liquid
No CAS number is shown. The identity of Azarbre is taken from documentation by Givaudan, Fraterworks, Hekserij; PubChem holds the CAS number they give only on depositor substance records, which point to a compound with its substituent positions unspecified, so it is not published here as verified. Without a verified number there is no formula, molecular weight or structure drawing either.
Safety and compliance
No safety data sheet or hazard classification for Azarbre was found published; it has no verified CAS number against which PubChem could hold a GHS notification. That is an absence of published data, not evidence that it is safe; ask Givaudan or your supplier for the safety data sheet.
This page is general information, not a safety assessment or a specification. Confirm identity, composition, IFRA status and allergen content from your supplier's documents for the lot you hold.
Materials it works with
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beta-Ionone
Aroma chemical · Powdery / Woody — violet, woody, fruity, raspberry
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Orris Butter (Orris Concrete)
Concrete · Powdery / Woody — powdery, iris, woody, buttery
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Agarwood Oil (Oud)
Essential oil · Woody / Animalic — woody, animalic, smoky, leathery
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 5 published formulas
Azarbre is an ingredient in 1 perfume formula and 4 accords in the Formula & Accord Library.
Community formulas
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Azarbre
Is Azarbre natural or synthetic?
Azarbre is synthetic — it is made by chemical synthesis.
Which published formulas use Azarbre?
Azarbre is used in 5 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library, including Apricot Dust, Dried Fruits Accord and Honeyed Rose Accord. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Sources
- Fraterworks — Azarbre — distributor's description.
- Hekserij — Azarbre (Giv) — distributor's description.
- Olfactory profile: the RUŌOD Lab team's synthesis of the published descriptions above, reviewed 26 October 2026. Evidence: more than one published description. Classification and the short description: revision 1. Descriptions of odour are judgement, not measurement.