Black Agar Givco 215/2

What Black Agar Givco 215/2 smells like

Givaudan, as quoted by Fraterworks, gives the odour as woody, ambery and olibanum, a base reflecting the typical odour of black agarwood resin. Fraterworks calls it one of the most popular agarwood replacer bases, a bright, loose interpretation of the natural oil with elegant olibanum and amber nuances that make it a good blender. The Fragrance Foundry describes it not as the classic heavy, animalic oud but as a velvety, incense-like version with frankincense notes.

Leading note

Agarwood

Clear facets

Ambery

Supporting facets

Olibanum

Character

Bright

• woody
• ambery
• olibanum
• oud

What makes Black Agar Givco 215/2 distinctive

An oud replacer built on olibanum and amber rather than on the animalic, barnyard side of agarwood, in Fraterworks' description.

How Black Agar Givco 215/2 is used

Fraterworks describes it as one of the most popular replacer bases for agarwood (oud), and a particularly good blender.

Typical role: backbone (used in large proportions as a structural material of an accord); blender (smooths the joins between other materials).

How Black Agar Givco 215/2 differs from similar materials

Agarwood Oil (Oud)

Agarwood oil is dark, animalic and smoky; Black Agar Givco is a bright replacer led by olibanum and amber, without the animal.

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.

Formulation considerations

A proprietary mixture: its maker does not publish what it contains.

Identity and classification

Type

Specialty base

Origin

Composition not published

Odour family

Woody / Amber

Note position

Base note

Physical form at room temperature

Liquid

Also known as

Black Agar Givco

No CAS number is shown: Black Agar Givco 215/2 is a proprietary blend, and a blend has no registry number of its own. Its maker does not publish its composition, so none is given here.

Safety and compliance

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

• Agarwood Oil (Oud)

  Essential oil · Woody / Animalic — woody, animalic, smoky, leathery

• Frankincense Oil (Olibanum)

  Essential oil · Resinous / Citrus — incense, resinous, lemony, smoky

• Labdanum Absolute

  Absolute · Amber / Leather — amber, balsamic, leathery, animalic

Used in formulas and accords

Used in 3 published formulas

Black Agar Givco 215/2 is an ingredient in 2 perfume formulas and 1 accord in the Formula & Accord Library.

Community formulas

• Oud Accord

  Community Formula · Accord · listed as “Black Agar Givco”

RUŌOD House Originals

Original compositions by RUŌOD House.

• Agar Lantern

  RUŌOD House Creation

• Bright Wolf

  RUŌOD House Creation

Further reading

• Oud in Perfumery: Agarwood, CITES and Oud Accords

  What oud is, what shapes an oud oil, CITES Appendix II and trade, how oud accords are built, and working with natural oud.

• Woody Notes in Perfumery: Naturals and Aroma Chemicals

  A map of woody materials — cedarwoods, sandalwood, vetiver, patchouli, smoky woods and woody aroma chemicals — and how to build a woody base.

Questions about Black Agar Givco 215/2

Sources

• Fraterworks — Black Agar Givco 215/2 — distributor's description.
• The Fragrance Foundry — Black Agar Givco (Givaudan) — 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.