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Orris Givco

Specialty base · Floral / Powdery

orris, violet, floral, powdery, woody, diffusive — heart to base note.

Aroma illustration for Orris Givco: an iris flower, purple violets and a cut log, for its orris, violet and woody notes. It illustrates smell associations, not the material or its source.
Aroma View: an illustration of what Orris Givco smells like (orris, violet, woody), drawn by RUŌOD Lab — not its appearance or its source.

By the RUŌOD Lab TeamRevision 1Updated

In short

Orris Givco is a Givaudan specialty base reconstructing the scent of orris. It is floral-orris and violet, and very diffusive. Its composition is Givaudan's and is not published.

What Orris Givco smells like

The Good Scents Company lists Givaudan's Orris Givco 204/2 among orris absolute replacers. Pell Wall Perfumes, as quoted there, describes it as floral-orris and violet and very diffusive, and Perfumery Laboratory as elegant and expensive in reproducing the absolute. The Fragrance Foundry, an unofficial reseller, finds that it captures the woody-ionone side of orris in a very approachable way. No fuller description from Givaudan was found.

Leading note
Orris
Clear facets
Violet
Supporting facets
Powdery
Faint facets
Woody
Character
Diffusive
  • orris
  • violet
  • floral
  • powdery
  • woody
  • diffusive

What makes Orris Givco distinctive

A diffusive orris-violet replacer for orris absolute.

How Orris Givco is used

Used for an orris or violet note, and to brighten ionones in floral, powdery and woody accords.

Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).

How Orris Givco differs from similar materials

Iralia Total
Iralia Total is a single methyl ionone quality, violet-orris with wood and a fruity note; Orris Givco is a base built to reproduce orris absolute, floral-orris and very diffusive.

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
Floral / Powdery
Note position
Heart to base note
Physical form at room temperature
Liquid
Also known as
Orris Givco 204/2, Iris Givco 204/2

No CAS number is shown: Orris Givco 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

Used in formulas and accords

Used in 14 published formulas

Orris Givco is an ingredient in 13 perfume formulas and 1 accord in the Formula & Accord Library.

Community formulas

RUŌOD House Originals

Original compositions by RUŌOD House.

Further reading

Questions about Orris Givco

Is Orris Givco natural or synthetic?

Orris Givco is a proprietary blend whose maker does not publish its composition, so whether it contains natural or synthetic materials is not stated.

Which published formulas use Orris Givco?

Orris Givco is used in 14 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library, including Ambrette Halo, Anise Ink and Birch Ghost. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.

Sources

Your own records, next to the reference

Keep your own record of Orris Givco — supplier, cost, stock, dilutions and where it is used — in RUŌOD Lab's material library.

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