Scent Almanac
Cardamom
Elettaria cardamomum
Fresh and cool-spicy up top (a eucalyptus-like lift), settling into a sweet, balsamic warmth. Think chai and Scandinavian cardamom buns.
- Made from
- Steam-distilled from the seeds of green cardamom pods.
- Strength
- ●●●○○
- Cost
- Pricey
- Moods
- UpliftingCozyEnergizing
- Seasons
- Autumn, Winter
- Rooms
- Kitchen, Living room, Office
No special cautions at normal use.
How it behaves
CandlesGood
A small amount lifts coffee, chai and vanilla blends and keeps them from smelling flat.
Wax meltsGood
Reed diffuserGood
Room & linen sprayGood
Electric (water) diffuserGreat
Cold-process soapGood
Melt-and-pour soapGreat
Laundry & cleaningWorkable
Pairs well with
Sweet Orange
Top · Citrus
Essential oil
Bergamot
Top · Citrus
Essential oil
Ginger
Middle · Spicy
Essential oil
Cinnamon Leaf
Middle · Spicy
Essential oil
Vanilla
Base · Gourmand
Fragrance oil
Sandalwood
Base · Woody
Essential oil
Rose
Middle · Floral
Absolute / CO2
Coffee
Middle · Gourmand
Fragrance oil
Black Pepper
Top · Spicy
Essential oil
Clove Bud
Middle · Spicy
Essential oil
Don't have it? Try Ginger, Nutmeg.
In these blends
Hearth & Clove
Orange peels drying by the stove, a pinch of clove and a warm spoonful of spice.
Sweet Orange · Atlas Cedarwood · Cinnamon Leaf · Nutmeg · Cardamom · Clove Bud
CozyFestiveAutumnWinter
Old Library
Leather armchairs, pipe tobacco and the dusty spice of old book spines.
Clary Sage · Bergamot · Cardamom · Leather · Tobacco Leaf · Black Pepper
GroundingCozyNostalgicAutumnWinter
Amber Hearth
A wool blanket, a lamp's warm glow and soft vanilla-amber on the skin of the room.
Bergamot · Almond · Cardamom · Vanilla · Amber · Cinnamon Leaf
CozyCalmingSensualAutumnWinter
Spiced Chai Latte
A mug of milky chai with cardamom and ginger on a rainy afternoon.
Chai · Mandarin · Vanilla · Tonka Bean · Cardamom · Ginger
CozyCalmingAutumnWinter
Honeyed Tobacco
Cured tobacco leaves and warm honey in an old barn at harvest.
Bergamot · Cardamom · Honey · Clary Sage · Geranium · Tobacco Leaf
SensualCozyAutumnWinter
Mahogany Study
A polished wooden desk, a spiced tea and a long evening of reading.
Mahogany · Bergamot · Cypress · Cardamom · Black Pepper · Nutmeg
FocusingGroundingAutumnWinter
A little lore
Cardamom is one of the world's most expensive spices by weight, behind saffron and vanilla.