Laka Wood Essential Oil (Tanarius Major) - Rare Woody Milky Aroma - Natural Perfumery

Laka Wood (Tanarius Major) Essential Oil

Laka Wood is rare to find in the west, but more commonly used in China, Indian and Asia as an incense and medicine. This is the first time i have encountered this particilar essential oil in 25 years of work with essential oils, that shows just how uncommon this is.

I was amazed when smelling this essential oil, it has unique properties not found in other woods, perhaps the closest resemblance may be found in Massoia Bark, but Laka Wood is much more pleasing and refined and doesn't have the overpowering cloying coconut-like notes found in Massoia Bark.

Laka Wood's fragrance was particularly appreciated by Taoists, and it therefore gained the name jiangzhenxiang meaning "the incense that summons the Perfected Ones to descend among us"

The wood itself resembles high grade agarwood, but often has tinges of red and purple. the wood itself is incredibly strong and has a wonderful, mellow aroma when burned.
In contrast to often thick and dark agarwood oils, Laka Wood is transparent and very mobile as a liquid.

It is very useful for the perfumer as subtle milky notes are not easy to come by, in this respect it reminds me of the peppery high notes of Indonesian Boya Wood, on it's own it is a peculiar scent, but when blended with other oils it opens up many more possibilities.


If you would like a personalized fragrance or incense made, requests are taken and quotes can be given.
The parfum I make is entirely natural, made from essential oils, absolutes, agarwood oil, musk and balms, it is traditional in scent and does not resemble the modern alcohol based perfumes, so if you are requesting scents that smell like Givenchy or Dolce this may not be the best place to ask, however if you want a natural smelling scent with elements of nature that changes over time you have come to the right place.

Long lasting natural perfume oils are always available on my page, 99% of all perfume you encounter these days are synthetic and contain harmful chemicals, these synthetic aroma chemicals often have negative effects on the body and mind, whereas natural oils are the opposite, they tend to have healing effects and help stabilize the mood.
The synthetic aroma chemicals are extremely cheap and easy to mass manufacture and again the opposite is true for the natural oils, they are time consuming to make and are usually quite expensive, hence the higher price, but you can always be assured you are getting quality when buying my attar.