Fragrance note · Resins and balsams
Birch Tar
Burnt wood, campfire smoke, tarred leather and a sharp medicinal edge.
You may know it from smoky leather boots
Where it comes from
Natural
Made by slowly heating birch bark without oxygen and collecting the tar.
Worth knowing
Despite the name, it smells smoky and leathery rather than like fresh birch trees.
Accords it shows up in
How many of the fragrances listing Birch Tar in our catalogue also carry each accord. We counted this ourselves.
Often paired with
The notes that appear next to Birch Tar most often in our catalogue.
Well-known fragrances with Birch Tar
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Houses that use it most
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