Ingredients · Woods · dry-down

Hiba wood oil

Say itHEE-buh wood oil

Dry, cedar-like wood, camphoraceous and slightly smoky-sharp.

What it is

Natural oil from wood of Thujopsis dolabrata.

Where it comes from

northern Japan

When you smell it

Dry-down: what stays.

What perfumers do with it

Japanese-style dry woodiness for woody, incense and aromatic accords.

Worth knowing

Hiba wood is rich in hinokitiol, a natural antimicrobial that helps explain its resistance to rot and insects.

Also called

Thujopsis dolabrata; Aomori hiba