Agarwood Essential Oil - OUD (Aquilaria Crassna)
- Aquilaria crassna oud from Thailand. A genuine crassna wood oil, also called oud, oudh, or aloeswood, distilled in Thailand.
- Resin-formed wood, not an ordinary timber. The scent forms only after a fungus prompts the living tree to fill its wood with dark resin, which is why genuine oud stays rare.
- A dry, deep, woody scent. Oud opens slowly from the bottle and turns warmer and rounder once it is worn.
- Eremophila-7(11),9-dien-8-one leads the analysis. A named main constituent of Aquilaria crassna wood oil, with valerianol and 10-epi-gamma-eudesmol close behind. See the chemistry.
- Checked by an outside lab, not sold on trust alone. This oud is third-party tested against synthetics and cutting agents, our honest answer to a market full of mislabeled oil.
- The pure oil and a ready 10% version. Choose the concentrated pure oud or the softer 10% Meadowfoam oud, and start with a small size. Compare the options.
Product specification
Batch transparency
View the full compositionAgarwood, the oud of the Aquilaria crassna tree
6 benefits of Agarwood Essential Oil
Diffused into a room
Oud diffused into a room fills it with a deep, woody scent, and because the oil is potent, a little is plenty. It holds in the air long after the diffuser stops. The scent is the whole point, a warm wood you can sit inside.
Worn as a natural perfume
Agarwood makes a quiet personal scent worn on the pulse points once it is mixed with a carrier oil, reading as warm wood rather than a sprayed fragrance. It sits close and deepens through the evening. People who find florals or sweet perfumes too loud tend to land here instead.
A fixative for a blend
Oud anchors a blend and holds the lighter oils in place, so a rose or a citrus lasts far longer over it. Perfumers lean on that staying power the way they use other heavy woods. A little changes the whole character of an accord.
An oil for the oud connoisseur
Agarwood like this is a genuine rarity, real oud from the true tree rather than a cheap copy. A label alone rarely tells you what is in the bottle, yet the oil changes with the wood behind it. We keep it among the oils for people who know oud well.
The incense of many cultures
Oud has been burned as incense for many centuries, named in old texts and lit through long evenings of prayer and worship. That long history is part of what draws people to it now. We offer it as the scent, and nothing more than that.
A wearable oud in Meadowfoam
The 10% oud in Meadowfoam pours out ready to dab on, a simple way into oud without measuring anything. Dabbed onto the pulse it gives the same deep wood, a touch softer. It is the easy everyday option next to the concentrated oil.
How to use
On the body
TopicalTo wear the pure oud on skin, blend it into a carrier oil at about 1 to 3 percent for the body, which is roughly 6 drops in 15 ml. Do a patch test on the inner arm and wait a day before wider use, and never put this oil on neat. The 10% Meadowfoam oud is already skin-ready and can be dabbed on as it is.
In a diffuser
In the airIn a water diffuser, one drop of oud is enough for a room, since the oil is strong and carries a long way. Run the diffuser for 30 to 60 minutes, then give the room a rest and some fresh air. Add a second drop only if the scent should be fuller.
Handling a thick oil
HandlingWarm the bottle in your hand before you pour, since oud is thick and moves slowly at room temperature. Tip it a drop at a time, because a little goes a long way and the oil is costly to waste. Cap it tightly and keep it out of reach of children.
3 recipes using this oil
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Method. Add the agarwood oud to the carrier in a 10 ml roller and cap it, then roll it between your palms to mix. Roll a little onto the wrists and throat and let it settle.
Method. Combine the rose and agarwood oud in the carrier oil in a 30 ml bottle and shake well. Smooth a little over the arms and shoulders, where the warmth of the body opens the wood and rose. Keep it capped and use it within a few months.
Method. Add the oud, myrrh and sandalwood to a water diffuser and run it for a short session as you settle in. The oud sits underneath, the myrrh deepens it and the sandalwood rounds it out. Give the room fresh air between sessions.
Technical information for this batch
At 5.8% this batch is dominated by Eremophila-7(11),9-dien-8-one — an oxygenated sesquiterpene of the eremophilane family and one of the main constituents of true agarwood wood oil. Valerianol sits at 5.56%, 10-epi-gamma-Eudesmol sits at 4%. The oil is orange-amber color with medium-thick consistency, and it reads as a base note in a blend.
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Frequently asked questions
7 answers drawn from the product specification and our own use of this oil.
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