Understanding Scent Profiles

What the Scent Profile tab is showing you.

Every product in ScentNode has a Scent Profile — a computed analysis of where your formula falls on the fragrance map and what characteristics define it. Here's how to read it.

The Accord Bars

Accord bars show the confidence percentage for each scent family. A bar labeled "Aromatic 82%" means the model is 82% confident your formula belongs to the Aromatic family. You'll typically see 3–6 accords with meaningful confidence — the rest will be near zero.

Aromatic82%
Woody54%
Herbal38%
Green21%

The top 3 bars are the accords shown on your scent badge. Bars below about 15% are typically noise.

Seasonality Sliders

Two sliders show where your formula falls on the Winter–Summer and Night–Day axes. These are probabilities, not categories — a value of 0.7 winter means 70% of similar fragrances are associated with winter use.

WinterSummer
NightDay

Scent Map Position

Your formula's (x, y) coordinate on the scent map determines badge color and tells you which quadrant you're in. Products near the edge (high radius) are distinctive and intense. Products near the center are versatile and well-balanced. See the Fragrance Wheel guide for a full explanation of the quadrants.

If Your Profile Looks Wrong

Scent profiles are only as accurate as the ingredient data they're based on. If your profile looks off, here's what to check:

  • •Make sure ingredient names are specific. "Lavender Essential Oil" works better than "Lavender".
  • •For fragrance oils, the lookup table covers thousands of common materials. For less common names, the AI resolver is used — results may vary.
  • •You can manually override the resolved notes for any ingredient via the ingredient's detail page. This gives you full control.
  • •Recipe proportions matter. A tiny amount of a strong ingredient may have outsized influence — try adjusting amounts and regenerating.

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