In short
Cypress absolute is a solvent extract of cypress foliage; Biolandes makes it from the twigs left after distilling the oil. It is a deep, woody-green and balsamic material.
What Cypress Absolute smells like
Biolandes obtains its cypress by-absolute by solvent extraction of the spent twigs and branches left after distilling cypress oil. Eden Botanicals describes it as deep, woody-green and balsamic with spicy-jammy top notes and amber, damp earth, moss, hay and tobacco in the dry-down; LVNEA gives green, resinous and ambery with a balsamic undertone and a light smoke and tobacco dry-down.
- Leading note
- Woody green
- Clear facets
- Balsamic
- Supporting facets
- Amber, mossy
- Faint facets
- Tobacco
- Character
- Deep, warm
What makes Cypress Absolute distinctive
Cypress as a base note: balsamic and ambery where the oil is fresh and resinous.
How Cypress Absolute is used
Used in chypre, amber and woody accords for a green, balsamic depth.
Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend); fixative (slow to evaporate; helps a blend last and holds lighter notes).
How Cypress Absolute differs from similar materials
- Cypress Oil
- Cypress oil is the fresh, resinous-coniferous distillate; the absolute, extracted from the spent twigs, is deeper, balsamic and ambery.
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
Shares its CAS number with cypress oil (8013-86-3), so none is given here.
Identity and classification
- Type
- Absolute
- Origin
- Natural
- Odour family
- Woody / Amber
- Note position
- Heart to base note
- Physical form at room temperature
- Viscous liquid
- Also known as
- Cypress by-absolute
- Botanical source
- Cupressus sempervirens L.
No CAS number is shown: suppliers use different identifiers for this material, and none could be confirmed as its own.
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
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Cypress Oil
Essential oil · Woody / Aromatic — coniferous, resinous, woody, fresh
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Oakmoss Absolute
Absolute · Chypre / Green — mossy, earthy, inky, forest floor
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Labdanum Absolute
Absolute · Amber / Leather — amber, balsamic, leathery, animalic
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 3 published formulas
Cypress Absolute is an ingredient in 2 perfume formulas and 1 accord in the Formula & Accord Library.
Community formulas
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Cypress Absolute
Is Cypress Absolute natural or synthetic?
Cypress Absolute is natural. It is a concentrated extract obtained from plant material with a solvent, then washed with ethanol to remove the waxes.
Which published formulas use Cypress Absolute?
Cypress Absolute is used in 3 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library: Brined Olive Accord, Cypress Bathhouse and Moss Cathedral. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Sources
- Biolandes — Cypress by-absolute — manufacturer's description.
- Eden Botanicals — Cypress By-Absolute — distributor's description.
- LVNEA — Cypress absolute — distributor's description.
- Olfactory profile: the RUŌOD Lab team's synthesis of the published descriptions above, reviewed 24 October 2026. Evidence: more than one published description. Classification and the short description: revision 1. Descriptions of odour are judgement, not measurement.