Fragrance note · Greens and herbs
Buchu or Agathosma
Sharp green blackcurrant leaves, mint, camphor and a faint medicinal berry tone.
You may know it from blackcurrant leaf
Where it comes from
Natural
Steam-distilled oil from the leaves of South African buchu shrubs.
Worth knowing
Its blackcurrant-like smell comes from leaves, not the fruit.
Accords it shows up in
How many of the fragrances listing Buchu or Agathosma in our catalogue also carry each accord. We counted this ourselves.
Often paired with
The notes that appear next to Buchu or Agathosma most often in our catalogue.
Well-known fragrances with Buchu or Agathosma
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Houses that use it most
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