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Geranyl acetate

Ingredients · Florals · top note

Geranyl acetate

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Fresh, fruity-sweet rose with lavender-like, pear and citrus nuances.

What it is
A molecule made in a lab.
Where it comes from
natural in many essential oils
When you smell it
Top notes: the first minutes.
What perfumers do with it
Brightens rose, geranium and lavender accords with a clean, fruity floral lift.
Also called
trans-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl acetate

On the label of 83 of the 232 perfumes read so far

SauvageDior · printed “Geranyl acetate”ShalimarGuerlain · printed “Geranyl acetate”Eau SauvageDior · printed “Geranyl acetate”Good GirlCarolina Herrera · printed “Geranyl acetate”Bleu de ChanelChanel · printed “Geranyl acetate”Coco MademoiselleChanel · printed “Geranyl acetate”

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