Note · White flowers
Ylang-ylang
Cananga odorata
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The yellow flowers of ylang-ylang are distilled in successive fractions, from "extra", the finest, down to "third". Their scent is creamy and sunny, with hints of jasmine and banana.
What it brings
A creamy, exotic roundness that softens white flowers and warms woods.
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Material profile
- Family
- White flowers
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Cananga odorata
- Origin
- Comoros, Madagascar (Nosy Be), Mayotte.
- How it is obtained
- Steam distillation
- On Volute
- 58 fragrances