Ingredients · Woods · dry-down

Gaharu buaya

Say itgah-HAH-roo boo-AH-yah

Strong woody, animalic and smoky, resembling oud but coarser.

What it is

Natural oil from resinous wood of Aetoxylon sympetalum.

Where it comes from

Indonesia (Borneo)

When you smell it

Dry-down: what stays.

What perfumers do with it

Low-cost oud substitute or extender in oud, leather and oriental accords.

Worth knowing

'Buaya' means crocodile; the tree is not true agarwood, yet it is sometimes sold as agarwood at premium prices.

Also called

White oud; 'crocodile' agarwood; Aetoxylon sympetalum