Oudimentary was founded for a single purpose-to make available the highest quality Aloeswood (Oud), Aloeswood oils, attars, mukhallats, and oud-burning paraphernalia to the general public.

Founded in Oakland, CA. by myself and Usama Canon, 2  fellow aloeswood enthusiasts  in 2004, Oudimentary has helped shape the American marketplace for this rare wood, and the oil which is extracted from it.

We straddle the line between East and West, with myself residing in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Usama living in the Bay Area of Northern California. Our network of buyers and oud-hunters live and have have traveled to such countries as Laos, Cambodia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Turkey, India, and Malaysia (among others) in search of this blessed wood, rare oils and attars.

We have long-established relationships with wholesalers in the famed aloeswood markets of Bangkok, Singapore, and Jakarta, as well as having purchased from more remote locations such as Jayapura, Sumatra, and Pattani.

We offer a range of woods and oils, and will gladly assist and help to find a match for you. From the humble beginner to the most advanced of aloeswood connoisseurs, we try to have something for everyone.

We also offer other high-quality oils including musk, amber, mukhallat, and rose attar, and will try to cater to individual requests for other products. 

Since the company’s inception, Oudimentary gave birth to The Oudimentary Society of Aloeswood Enthusiasts (OSAE), an international fellowship of men and women united by their love for the use of aloeswood on physical, psychological, and spiritual levels.

Oudimentary and OSAE are dedicated to the research and preservation of the ancient tradition of aloeswood use in a modern-day setting. Let us learn from each other, and together we can embrace this millennium-old sacred science of scent. 

For more information on our woods and oils, you can start at the top of this page, by clicking the links entitled wood, oil and spray descriptions. Please let us know how we can be of assistance by contacting us at gaharuhunter@gmail.com.