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Dihydromyrcenol

Ingredients · Citrus · top note

Dihydromyrcenol

Say itdye-hye-droh-MUR-suh-nawl

Fresh, metallic lime-lavender with a clean, soapy citrus freshness.

What it is
A molecule made from a natural raw material.
When you smell it
Top notes: the first minutes.
What perfumers do with it
The 'fresh' in 1980s–90s masculines; clean citrus-lavender power at high doses, cheap and stable.
Worth knowing
Critic Chandler Burr reports Cool Water contains about 20% dihydromyrcenol and Drakkar Noir about 10%.
Known in
Drakkar Noir (Guy Laroche, 1982); Cool Water (Davidoff, 1988)
Also called
2,6-Dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol; DHM

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