Ingredients · Florals · dry-down

Ylang-ylang III

Say itEE-lang-EE-lang THREE

Soft, woody-balsamic, creamy floral with little fruity top.

What it is

Natural oil from last, heaviest fraction of ylang distillation.

Where it comes from

Comoros, Madagascar

When you smell it

Dry-down: hours later.

What perfumers do with it

Cheap, discreet ylang for soaps and quiet background floral warmth.

Worth knowing

Grade III holds the fewest volatile top-note molecules, so it sits quietly inside a blend.

Rules

Limited. IFRA sensitizer standard: 0.73% max in fine fragrance

Also called

Ylang-ylang third grade