Jasmine
Jasminum grandiflorum, Jasminum sambac
A heady white flower: sweet, fruity, with a faintly animalic tone.
The note’s label
- Family
- floral note; among fragrance families, floral
- Position
- heart note
- Impression
- Pairs with
- Evokes
- a summer night · white flowers · warm skin
- Raw material
- flowers, solvent-extracted into an absolute
- Natural or synthetic
- The natural absolute is used, but it is often supplemented by synthetics – for example methyl dihydrojasmonate, with its light, airy jasmine tone.
Two jasmines
Jasminum grandiflorum is the classic jasmine of European perfumery; Jasminum sambac has a greener, more tea-like and fruitier profile. The flowers are too delicate for distillation, so they are processed by extraction.
Jasmine’s characteristic “animalic” shade is linked to indole, which is present in the absolute in small amounts.
In perfume
Jasmine is one of the most widespread heart notes. Mugler’s Alien (2005), for instance, lists jasmine sambac as its main note.
On the label
Jasminum grandiflorum / officinale oil and extract have been on the allergen list since 2023. Jasmine also contains benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate and linalool, which are listed individually.
In the fragrance archive
- Mugler (Thierry Mugler) Alien (2005)
- Calvin Klein CK One (1994)
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