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Geosmin
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Geosmin is the molecule responsible for the smell of wet earth that rises after rain, known as petrichor. The human nose detects it in minute doses. In perfumery it brings a mineral, earthy note, that of damp soil or a cellar, to be handled with extreme precision.
What it brings
A scent of wet earth, mineral and deep.
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Material profile
- Family
- Green notes
- Nature
- Synthetic molecule
- Origin
- A molecule naturally produced by soil micro-organisms, reproduced in the laboratory.
- How it is obtained
- Laboratory synthesis
- On Volute
- 1 fragrance