Fragrance note · Woods and mosses
Red Cedar
Dry pencil shavings, fresh-cut wood and a faintly sweet, resinous forest scent.
You may know it from a cedarwood pencil
Where it comes from
Natural
Steam-distilled oil from the wood of red cedar, usually Virginia juniper.
Worth knowing
“Red cedar” is usually a juniper, not a true cedar tree.
Accords it shows up in
How many of the fragrances listing Red Cedar in our catalogue also carry each accord. We counted this ourselves.
Often paired with
The notes that appear next to Red Cedar most often in our catalogue.
Well-known fragrances with Red Cedar
Fragrances that list it in their notes, most-rated first.
Houses that use it most
Ranked by how many of their well-known fragrances list Red Cedar.