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Cyclemax

Ingredients · Sea & water · heart note

Cyclemax

Say itSYE-kluh-maks

Dewy lily of the valley, cyclamen, crisp watermelon rind.

What it is
A molecule made in a lab.
When you smell it
Heart: the first hours.
What perfumers do with it
Watery floral lift for muguet and cyclamen accords; brightens citrus
Worth knowing
Suppliers now pitch it as a helper for muguet accords after the EU ban on Lilial.
Also called
cuminyl acetaldehyde; 3-(4-isopropylphenyl)propanal

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