Coconut

What it brings

A creamy, sunny softness.

Origins and uses

Coconut is the fruit of the coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, a palm of tropical coastlines. Its flesh and milk yield no essence usable in perfumery: the note is recreated by the perfumer, most often with lactones. These ring-shaped molecules contribute to the aroma of many fruits and dairy products. Several evoke coconut: gamma-nonalactone has the most intense coconut smell, although it does not occur in coconut itself, and delta-decalactone blends coconut and peach with a creamy texture.

In perfumery, coconut brings a creamy, milky softness that evokes beaches and sun creams. Placed at the top or in the heart, it rounds out white flowers, woods and gourmand accords.

In our catalogue, it opens Fan Your Flames by Nishane, with rum, and Santal Complet by Fragrance Du Bois, with lemon, and softens Soleil Blanc by Tom Ford, alongside ylang-ylang and pistachio.