Bamboo has a herbaceous and fresh scent and is reminiscent of the fragrance that herbs unfold. Due to this characteristic, the scent of bamboo is often used for men's perfumes.

Most of the fragrances are reproduced synthetically because of the rareness of the their flowers. The bamboo is native to Asia, America and Africa.

The odourless and colourless bamboo fibers are to be regarded as carbohydrates and are responsible for the distribution within the emulsion i.e. it is responisible for skin feeling velvety.