Aloeswood Oil
Aloeswood oil (agarwood by another name) — earthy, warm, resinous base note for traditional perfumery.
Wholesale Price
From $58 / g
MOQ 10g · Plantation Aquilaria sinensis
Common names
Aloeswood, eaglewood, gaharu, oud
Species
Aquilaria sinensis
Aroma
Earthy, woody, warm resinous base
MOQ
10 g
Applications
Traditional perfumery, incense, attar
Certification
CITES Appendix II
Beyond the grading certificate
Ritual & Meaning
The spiritual life of Aloeswood Oil
The Sanskrit-tradition name for agarwood oil — Ayurvedic texts dating to 1500 BCE prescribe it as a settling agent for restless mind.
Form Symbolism
Aloeswood TCM Variant — Classical Apothecary Recipe
Aloeswood (Chenshui Xiang) is the canonical name in Chinese medical classics like Bencao Gangmu and Bencao Beiyao. Traditional formulae channel it through lung, spleen and kidney meridians — "rising to the highest clarity, descending to the deepest turbidity" — both raising yang qi and descending rebellious qi. Modern research confirms its essential oil has significant central-nervous-system sedative effects.
Functional Benefits
- Documented in Bencao Gangmu — traditional incense herb for qi movement, pain, warming, kidney support
- CNS sedation — modern pharmacology confirms sesquiterpene calming effect
- Descends rebellious qi — classical formulae for stomach reflux and hiccups
- Pairs with ginseng — enhances qi-tonifying combinations
- Aromatic damp-resolving — clears damp-stagnation either by smell or topical use
- Enters lung/spleen/kidney channels — regulates upper, middle and lower jiao
Ritual note
'Aloeswood' is the Vedic name — Ayurvedic practitioners use it for grounding the vata constitution before sleep.
Ritual note
Warm a drop between palms and inhale three times before zazen; the woody base settles racing thought.
- Tradition
- Buddhism · Ayurveda
- Chakra alignment
- Heart
- Five elements
- Wood · Earth
QUICK REFERENCE
Oud Oil Grades, Compounds & FOB Pricing
What the GC-MS report confirms — and what it means for your blend or retail product
Grade
FOB Price / g
Key Marker Compounds
Primary Application
Grade
Grade B
FOB Price / g
$18–28
Key Marker Compounds
Light sesquiterpene base, mild resin
Primary Application
Incense blending, entry attar
Grade
Grade A
FOB Price / g
$28–65
Key Marker Compounds
β-Agarofuran + agarospirol confirmed
Primary Application
Personal wear, perfume base note
Grade
Grade AA
FOB Price / g
$65–120
Key Marker Compounds
Full GC-MS: +jinkoh-eremol, +guaiol
Primary Application
Niche perfumery, luxury retail
Grade
Grade AAA
FOB Price / g
$120–220+
Key Marker Compounds
High δ-guaiene, Qinan-proximity profile
Primary Application
Collector, prestige house sourcing
ATTRACTION · LUXURY · MEMORY
Everyone remembers a person who smells like nothing else in the room.
Synthetic department-store fragrance lasts 90 minutes and smells like everyone else. A single drop of genuine oud oil on your wrist lasts 12+ hours and develops differently on your skin chemistry than on anyone else's. That personal, evolving signature is the thing that makes people lean in and ask. It is also why the world's most expensive perfumes are oud-based. You can access the same raw material the luxury houses use — at wholesale, direct from the source.
- ✓Plantation oud oil from $28/g — the same material luxury houses mark up 20–50×
- ✓12+ hour longevity without synthetic fixatives or alcohol dilution
- ✓GC-MS certified compound profile — authentication you can verify independently
- ✓Scent profile develops uniquely on your skin — zero two people smell identical
Applications
One drop. Many applications.
Worn neat on skin
One drop on the wrist or neck, warmed by body heat. The scent opens bright and spicy, settles into deep resinous wood over hours.
Perfume base blending
Oud oil as a fixative and base note in compound fragrances. Extends longevity of citrus and floral top notes dramatically.
Hotel & spa diffusion
Diluted at 1–3% in diffuser. Creates the luxury lobby signature that guests associate with five-star arrival experiences.
Premium gift and retail
Private-label 5ml presentation vials. Corporate gifting for GCC, East Asian, and European markets. The gift that communicates refinement without explanation.
The right buyer
Who chooses oud oil over conventional perfume:
The independent perfumer
Building a signature collection or niche brand. Needs a consistent, documentable base note at wholesale volume.
The luxury fragrance user
Has outgrown synthetic designer fragrance and wants the real material — applied neat, the traditional way.
The wellness brand founder
Sourcing a distinctive aromatic ingredient for massage oil, room spray, or skincare positioning. Oud is the ingredient that justifies a premium price point.
The fragrance retailer
Buying attar-grade oil to blend, bottle, and retail under your own label. OEM packaging available.
Product Details
Aloeswood Oil — Wholesale Guide
Aloeswood oil — also called eaglewood oil, gaharu oil, or simply oud oil — is produced from the same Aquilaria tree as agarwood. The name "aloeswood" is common in historical texts and among buyers in the Indian subcontinent and European academic traditions. The aromatic profile is characteristically earthy, woody, and warm.
Our aloeswood oil is plantation-sourced from Aquilaria sinensis, fully CITES documented, and available wholesale for fragrance compounders, traditional medicine formulators, and natural perfumery brands.
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Verified buyers
What our buyers say
“I have tried oud oil from India, Cambodia, and three Chinese suppliers. AgarwoodTown's GC-MS report matched what I could smell. That transparency is rare and builds immediate trust.”
Independent perfumer
Paris
“We use AgarwoodTown's Grade A oil as a fixative base across our entire attar range. Consistency batch to batch is outstanding. Our blenders stopped complaining the moment we switched.”
Attar manufacturer
UAE
“My clients ask what I smell like and I tell them it's a Chinese plantation oud. Nobody believes me until I show them the GC-MS certificate. The quality is genuinely surprising.”
Fragrance retailer
UK
Sourcing transparency: Every batch of AgarwoodTown oud oil is hydro-distilled or CO₂-extracted from certified plantation Aquilaria sinensis. GC-MS laboratory analysis (confirming presence of β-agarofuran, agarospirol and δ-guaiene) is provided with every wholesale order. CITES export documentation included.
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