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Traditional

A traditional Indian attar is a single-note or classical blend distilled the old way, most of it at Kannauj, and carried in oil rather than alcohol. Mitti after rain, mogra, kewda, rose and oud are the ones people know by name. These are 8ml alcohol-free roll-ons, blended in India in small batches, with notes and intended wearer published on each product page. The full guide to what attar is covers the deg and bhapka method and what is honestly in a bottle sold as attar today.

Roll-on attars and eau de parfumsNotes listed on every product88 fragrances
88 products

Products in Traditional

Essent Ruh Kesar 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Pooja Mummy

Ruh Kesar

Pure kesar. She would never buy it herself.

From $10.20
Essent Jannat-ul-Firdaus 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — fresh citrus

The Devout

Jannat-ul-Firdaus

The attar of paradise. Worn to the masjid.

From $10.20
Essent Black Stone 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Bold Bhai

Black Stone

Stone, smoke, and no small talk.

From $10.20
Essent Swiss Friday 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — fresh citrus

Night Out

Swiss Friday

The shirt comes out, the week ends.

From $10.20
Essent Musk Kesar 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — musk

Pooja Mummy

Musk Kesar

Musk and kesar, her almirah in one bottle.

From $10.20
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Essent Mukhallat Zafran 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — oud & amber

Bade Bhaiya

Mukhallat Zafran

Saffron and oud, for the brother who does things properly.

From $10.20
Essent Kewda 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — white floral

The Devout

Kewda

Kewda, like the water sprinkled at the mandir.

From $10.20
Essent White Oud 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — oud & amber

The Elder

White Oud

Soft oud, for the one who never raises his voice.

From $10.20
Essent Real Oud 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — oud & amber

Bade Bhaiya

Real Oud

For the bhaiya who still checks if you ate.

From $10.20
Essent Kesar Chandan 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — spicy oriental

Pooja Mummy

Kesar Chandan

Kesar and chandan. Mummy's thali.

From $10.20
Essent Spicy Chocolate 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Night Out

Spicy Chocolate

Pudding, then plans.

From $10.20
Concentrated attar oil being decanted from a glass vial

Why attar?

An oil outlasts a spray.

An alcohol spray pushes scent outward fast, then fades. An attar is the oil on its own, with no ethanol, so it stays where you put it and unfolds over hours instead of minutes. That is why a small roll-on outlasts a much larger bottle of eau de toilette.

Read the full guide

About the Traditional collection

These are the scents India has worn for centuries: petrichor mitti, temple mogra, monsoon kewda, pressed into modern roll-ons without losing their soul.

Alcohol-free by tradition and by design: suitable for pooja, prayer and every day after.