Ingredients · Florals · heart note

Hedione

Say itHED-ee-ohn

Airy, lemony jasmine-magnolia with transparent, dewy radiance.

What it is

A molecule made in a lab, first made by Firmenich in 1958.

When you smell it

Heart: the first hours.

What perfumers do with it

Adds diffusion, air and luminous jasmine to almost every modern perfume, often in double-digit percentages.

Worth knowing

Its name comes from the Greek hēdonē, 'pleasure'; Eau Sauvage made it famous.

Known in

Eau Sauvage (Dior, 1966)

Also called

Methyl dihydrojasmonate (MDJ); Kharismal (IFF)

Named by the house, not on the label, in 9

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