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Phenylethyl salicylate

Ingredients · Florals · dry-down

Phenylethyl salicylate

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Mild balsamic rose with hyacinth freshness and a faint carnation spice.

What it is
A molecule made in a lab.
When you smell it
Dry-down: hours later.
What perfumers do with it
Deepens rose and hyacinth accords, carrying fresh petal notes into a smooth, lasting drydown.
Also called
2-phenylethyl 2-hydroxybenzoate

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