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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Silphium
meets Mississippi Medicine.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Different note lists

The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with fresh spicy; Concentration not recorded leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Stora Skuggan Silphium bottle
Stora Skuggan

Silphium

Concentration not recorded

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DS&Durga Mississippi Medicine bottle
DS&Durga

Mississippi Medicine

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedUnited States
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20172011
Leading accordsfresh spicy · warm spicy · amberwoody · smoky · aromatic
Notes unique to this recordLabdanum, Ginger, Geranium, Black Pepper, Clove, Cinnamon, Tobacco, Olibanum, Cedar, Myrhh, LeatherBirch, Cypress, Incense, Canadian Pine, Juniper, Aldehydes, Violet
Longevity / 53.32 · 152 votes3.03 · 354 votes
Projection / 42.16 · 166 votes2.10 · 379 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Silphium

Eau de parfum · European storefront listing · 30 mL

Alcohol denat., Parfum, Aqua, Benzyl salicylate, Citronellol, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool, Eugenol, Citral, Hydroxycitronellal, Isoeugenol, Benzyl benzoate

Official declaration for the current 30 mL eau de parfum. Check the packaging for the formula supplied.

Source: Stora Skuggan official product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Mississippi Medicine

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed fresh spicy and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed woody and smoky direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.