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'Ilm
meets Kemi.

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

Shared ground

Laotian Oud · Gurjan balsam · Australian Sandalwood · Laotian Oud · Atlas Cedar · Laotian Oud

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

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

At a glance
Xerjoff 'Ilm bottle
Xerjoff

'Ilm

Concentration not recorded

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Xerjoff Kemi bottle
Xerjoff

Kemi

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originItalyItaly
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20232023
Leading accordsoud · woody · animalicwoody · oud · animalic
Notes unique to this recordAmbergris, Oakmoss, AmberCastoreum, Civet, Madagascar Vanilla
Longevity / 54.04 · 120 votes3.97 · 115 votes
Projection / 42.79 · 117 votes2.69 · 109 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.

Declared on both

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Aqua (water)
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Bht
  • Cedrus atlantica oil/extract
  • Farnesol
  • Limonene
  • Pinene
  • Santalol
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Rose ketones

Listed only on 'Ilm

  • Eugenia caryophyllus oil

Listed only on Kemi

  • Vanillin
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Coumarin
  • Methyl salicylate

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

'Ilm

Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing

Alcohol denat.; Parfum (fragrance); Aqua (water); Acetyl cedrene; Benzyl benzoate; Bht; Cedrus atlantica oil/extract; Eugenia caryophyllus oil; Farnesol; Limonene; Pinene; Santalol; Beta-caryophyllene; Rose ketones

Source: Xerjoff official US product ingredient list · Checked 2026-09-22

Kemi

Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing

Alcohol denat.; Parfum (fragrance); Aqua (water); Vanillin; Bht; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes; Acetyl cedrene; Benzyl benzoate; Cedrus atlantica oil/extract; Coumarin; Methyl salicylate; Farnesol; Limonene; Pinene; Santalol; Beta-caryophyllene; Rose ketones

Source: Xerjoff official US product ingredient list · Checked 2026-09-22

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 oud and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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