Note · White flowers
Solar accord
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The solar accord evokes sun-warmed skin and sun cream: a milky white floral note built around molecules such as salicylates.
What it brings
A luminous summer warmth.
Origins and uses
The solar accord is not a material, but an impression recreated by the perfumer: that of skin warmed by the sun and scented with sun cream or monoi. It often relies on salicylates, molecules with a floral, slightly balsamic smell. Benzyl salicylate, for example, is used both as a component and fixative in floral fragrances and, in cosmetics, as an ultraviolet absorber, which partly explains its association with sun products.
In perfumery, the solar accord brings a white, milky, warm floral quality that evokes holidays and the beach. It sits in the heart of compositions and softens white flowers, fruity notes or pale leathers.
In our catalogue, it appears in the heart of Crème de Cuir by BDK Parfums, where it warms a white suede, between pink pepper and sandalwood.
Text written with the help of AI, based on reference sources: encyclopedias, raw-material manufacturers and official information from the fragrance houses.
Material profile
- Family
- White flowers
- Nature
- Perfumer’s accord
- Origin
- A recomposed accord (salicylates, monoi notes).
- How it is obtained
- Recomposed by the perfumer
- On Volute
- 2 fragrances