Neryl acetate

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Fresh, rosy-raspberry sweetness with a crisp citrus-floral glow.

What it is: A molecule made in a lab.
When you smell it: Top notes: the first minutes.
What perfumers do with it: Essential for realistic neroli and orange blossom; also brightens rose and jasmine.
Worth knowing: It is a major component of immortelle (helichrysum) oil.
Also called: (Z)-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl acetate

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

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