Not drawn yet: a drawing of what it smells like.

6-Methylcoumarin

Ingredients · Sweet · dry-down

6-Methylcoumarin

Say itsiks-meth-il-KOO-muh-rin

Sweet coconut, tonka and hay, creamy and nutty.

What it is
A molecule made in a lab.
When you smell it
Dry-down: hours later.
What perfumers do with it
Formerly used for coconut-tonka and hay effects; no longer permitted in fragrance.
Rules
Not allowed. IFRA prohibited since 2006: triggers sun-induced skin allergy.
Also called
6-MC

Not on the label of any of the 232 perfumes read so far.