Learn about fragrance ingredients
Here’s a description on how some of these ingredients play a role in creating our long-lasting, unique fragrances:
Eugenol: Eugenol can be found in several essential oils like clove, cinnamon and nutmeg, and occurs naturally. It is a versatile ingredient and offers spicy and warm notes as well as adding depth and complexity.
Coumarin: Coumarin occurs naturally in several plants and is used in fragrances as an odor-enhancer to give them a long-lasting effect. It has a botanic odor, with warm notes of vanilla and almond.
Linalool: Linalool is a naturally occurring terpene alcohol which is often used as a balancing agent. It is found in fruits and flowers like roses, but also spice plants like tangerine, spearmint, cypress, lemon and so on. It blends within a harmony of notes, and brings together a well-rounded, balanced fragrance.
Citronellol: Similar to Linalool, Citronellol is also used as a balancing agent in perfumes. As can be derived from the name, it adds a burst of freshness in fragrances, followed by sweet notes. This allows the perfume to develop a deep texture and character which is explored through the progression of each individual layer of notes.
Methyl 2-Octynoate (Methyl Heptine Carbonate): Methyl 2-Octynoate offers more “green” and herbaceous odors, while also providing a lifting effect. This means that it brings a certain airiness or brightness to a fragrance, keeping it fresh all the while it is worn.
Hydroxycitronellal: Hydroxycitronellal occurs naturally in australian tea trees. It adds a floral and waxy scent to a fragrance and can also be used to create the scent of muguet or lily of the valley.
Isoeugenol: Isoeugenol occurs naturally in essential oils such as ylang-ylang. It is used to add spicy and sweet undertone, similar to cloves, giving the fragrance a rich and aromatic quality.
Anise alcohol: Anise alcohol is a chemical compound derived from sources such as anise, fennel and star anise, used to add a sweet and powdery scent to fragrances whilst also stabilising fragrances and controlling evaporation of other ingredients.
Farnesol: Farnesol is a naturally occuring compound found in plants and essential oils which creates a floral scents in fragrances.
Citral: Citral is a naturally occuring compound, typically found in plants such lemon grass, lemon and orange trees. It adds lemon and citrus scents to a fragrance while also producing a zesty burst of freshness.
Amyl Cinnamal: Amyl cinnamal is added to a fragrance to enhance it by providing a soft and pleasant quality. It brings fresh, floral notes which seamlessly blend with others to create a rich, deep scent.
Hexyl Cinnamal: Hexyl Cinnamal is used in perfumery because it enhances the longevity of the fragrance. It is highly versatile and helps in creating a well-round and balance scent profile, while also allowing the perfume to last longer on the skin.
Cinnamal Benzyl Salicylate: It is a compound that brings a slightly spicy aroma. It ensures consistency in the scent profile while adding warmth and depth – making the entire fragrance very complex and interesting.
Methyl 2-octynoate (methyl heptine carbonate): Methyl 2-Octynoate offers more “green” and herbaceous odors, while also providing a lifting effect. This means that it brings a certain airiness or brightness to a fragrance, keeping it fresh all the while it is worn.
Cinnamyl alcohol: Cinnamyl alcohol is a naturally occuring compound found in cinnamon trees and is used to enchance spicy and floral understones in a fragrance.
Alpha isomethyl ionone: Alpha-isomethyl-ionone is popular for its distinct scent, similar to violets. It is a fixative, that stabilises a fragrance and enables in prolonging the life of the perfume once applied. It brings a subtle sweetness which enhances the overall olfactory experience of the perfume.
Cinnamal: Cinnamal occurs naturally in the bark of cinnamon trees and creates a natural sweetness in a fragrance whilst providing spicy undertones of cinnamon.
Geraniol: Geraniol is a naturally occuring compound, as part of the essential oils within various plants such as roses and is commonly used in fragrances to enhance freshness and provide fruity and spice notes.
Eugenol: Eugenol can be found in several essential oils like clove, cinnamon and nutmeg, and occurs naturally. It is a versatile ingredient and offers spicy and warm notes as well as adding depth and complexity.