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Tetrahydrogeraniol

Ingredients · Florals · heart note

Tetrahydrogeraniol

Say ittet-ruh-hye-droh-juh-RAY-nee-awl

Waxy, soft, soapy-clean rose with little citrus sparkle.

What it is
A molecule made in a lab.
When you smell it
Heart: the first hours.
What perfumers do with it
Keeps rose character alive in harsh alkaline soaps and cleaners that destroy geraniol.
Also called
3,7-Dimethyloctan-1-ol; dihydrocitronellol

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