l-Carvone

Say itLEE-voh-KAR-vohn

Sweet, rounded spearmint with a green-herbal edge.

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: Spearmint effect in mint accords and oral care; tiny touches add herbal freshness to fragrances.
Worth knowing: Its mirror-image twin, d-carvone, smells of caraway and dill instead of spearmint.
Rules: Limited. Skin sensitizer; IFRA dose limits by product type
Also called: (R)-(−)-Carvone; spearmint carvone

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

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