# Katafray

> Katafray, distilled from the bark of a wildcrafted Madagascar shrub: dry and woody with a sweet, powdery dry-down, a middle note that anchors a perfume and extends its life.

Price: 15.00 USD · in stock

## About
A perfumer's table at evening, small bottles uncapped, a paper strip drying in the lamplight. Katafray belongs there. Its aroma is dry and woody, settling into a sweet, powdery dry-down, and though it is a middle note rather than a base, it anchors a perfume blend and extends its life.The oil is distilled from the bark of Cedrelopsis grevei, an oversized shrub wildcrafted in Madagascar, where it has a long history of traditional use. Its common name is unsettled, katafray, katrafay or katrafray, and no one quite agrees. More than 70% of the oil is sesquiterpenes, the source of its staying power in perfume, and in skin care it is valued as a companion to moisturizers for dry skin.DetailsBotanical name: Cedrelopsis greveiOrigin: Madagascar, wildcraftedMethod: distilled from the barkNote: middle, with a sweet, powdery dry-downBlends with: clary sage, lavender, lemon, sweet marjoram, nutmeg, rosemary, tea treeHow to useBuild it into a perfume blend, where it will hold the other notes longer, or add a little to a moisturizer for dry skin. Robert Tisserand advises that there are no known hazards.A quiet wood from Madagascar, for perfumes that stay.