Note · Aromatic herbs
Verbena
Aloysia citrodora
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The leaves of lemon verbena smell of lime, grass and tea. As its oil is strictly regulated, perfumers often recompose it from other materials.
What it brings
A lemony, green freshness, softer and gentler than that of citrus.
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Material profile
- Family
- Aromatic herbs
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Aloysia citrodora
- Origin
- Native to South America, grown in Morocco and France.
- How it is obtained
- Steam distillationRecomposed by the perfumer
- On Volute
- 2 fragrances