Ingredients · Green · top note

Liffarome

Say itLIF-uh-rohm

Natural violet-leaf green with pear, fresh-cut grass and a waxy nuance.

What it is

A molecule made in a lab.

Where it comes from

proprietary synthetic

When you smell it

Top notes: the first minutes.

What perfumers do with it

Lifts and freshens florals and fruits with a natural green note; extends green into the heart.

Worth knowing

Unlike leaf alcohol, from which it is built, it does not occur in nature.

Known in

Light Blue (Dolce & Gabbana, 2001); Libre (Yves Saint Laurent, 2019); My Way (Giorgio Armani, 2020)

Rules

Limited. Skin sensitizer; IFRA dose limits by product type

Also called

cis-3-Hexenyl methyl carbonate