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Farnesol

Ingredients · Florals · dry-down

Farnesol

Say itFAR-nuh-sawl

Delicate green-floral: linden blossom and dewy lily of the valley, faintly fruity.

What it is
A molecule made in a lab.
When you smell it
Dry-down: hours later.
What perfumers do with it
Adds fruity-floral nuance to muguet and linden accords while fixing lighter floral notes.
Worth knowing
Named after the Farnese acacia, one of its sources; its smell grows stronger as it evaporates.
Rules
Limited. IFRA purity specification and limits; EU-labelled skin allergen
Also called
3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trien-1-ol

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