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Hexyl salicylate

Ingredients · Florals · dry-down

Hexyl salicylate

Say itHEK-sil suh-LIS-uh-layt

Soft green-floral, herbaceous and clover-like with a faint witch-hazel sweetness.

What it is
A molecule made in a lab.
When you smell it
Dry-down: hours later.
What perfumers do with it
Smooths white florals and extends dry-down; a quiet bridge between citrus tops and heavier bases.
Rules
Limited. IFRA limits since 49th Amendment (2020) for skin sensitization
Also called
Hexyl 2-hydroxybenzoate

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