FFC smelling test

Question 1

Tiger balm

Answer 1

Rosemary
middle note
fresh, herbaceous, woody
- promote hair growth , improve memory

Question 2

coleslaw, smelly wood?

Answer 2

Borneol
middle note
minty, camphoraceous
- good masking agent to mask phenolic or pine-like odours

Question 3

hot dog

Answer 3

Thyme
top note
warm, spicy, herbaceous, medicinal

• antiseptic function

Question 4

ikea wood, light wood, mouthwash

Answer 4

thymol
middle note
medicinal, sweet, warm, herbaceous

• antiseptic
  used in imitations of mandarin oil

Question 5

concentrated green tea

Answer 5

clary sage
middle note
herbaceous ,amber

• fixative in soap

Question 6

lavender, tea like

Answer 6

lavender
middle note
floral, herbaceous

Question 7

lemon grassy/ lemon , fresh toilet w citrusy scent

Answer 7

linalool
top note
floral woody odour with faint citrus note

• used in manufacturing lavender and bergamot

Question 8

sweet gummy bear

Answer 8

linalyl acetate
top note
sweet, lavender, bergamot

• does not perform well in soap

Question 9

yellow, like chewing gum but less, toothpaste

Answer 9

peppermint
top
fresh minty

• flavouring agent in food and oral care

Question 10

mentos

Answer 10

menthol
top
fresh, minty

lifting effect on floral notes
cooling agent

Question 11

chewing gum

Answer 11

spearmint
top note
fresh minty

flavouring agent in food and oral care products

Question 12

less intense spear mint, but cannot tahan smell for long

Answer 12

L-Carvone
middle note
fresh minty

used extensively in flavours as a powerful spearmint note

Question 13

sweet vanilla

Answer 13

benzoin
base note
balsamic, amber, vanilla

remarkable fixative property

Question 14

brown colour

Answer 14

labdanum
base note
sweet , balsamic, amber

Question 15

bitter ginger tea, medicated oil

Answer 15

clove
middle
fresh, minty, spicy

Question 16

ginger tea

Answer 16

Eugenol
middle note
spicy, clove, warm

used in carnation, rose and spicy fragrances

Question 17

Malay food, spicy banana

Answer 17

star anise
middle note
warm, spicy, sweet

excellent masking ingredient

Question 18

green tea oil

Answer 18

nutmeg
middle note
sweet, warm, spicy

used in alcoholic and soft drinks

Question 19

peppery, brown

Answer 19

black pepper
middle note
spicy, peppery

used in alcoholic drinks

Question 20

weird n questionable

cafe kinda smell

Answer 20

cinnamon
middle
sweet spicy

Question 21

OILY, aldehydic

Answer 21

cinnamic aldehyde
middle note
spicy, cinnamon

enhance the floral characteristic of rose and hyacinth composition

Question 22

spicy eucalyptus, spicy nasi briyani

Answer 22

cardamom
top
sweet, spicy, slightly balsamic

Question 23

atas toilet, quite nice, bit like lavender

Answer 23

terpinyl acetate
middle note
sweet, fresh, herbaceous

used in low cost fragrance of of lavender and bergamot

Question 24

paint or glue, nice animal

Answer 24

coriander
top
sweet, musky

flavouring meat products

Question 25

jasmine, powdery

Answer 25

ylang ylang

Question 26

green chilli, slightly sour, BO

Answer 26

petitgrain

Question 27

floral, smells nice

Answer 27

neroli