Ylang Ylang: created in the nineteenth century, probably around 1879.
So what does it smell like? An ylang ylang soliflore. All types of Ylang Ylang perfumes were popular during the 19th century, also known as Cananga. Formulas for these perfumes appeared in several perfumery manuals and pharmacopeias during the period. These formulas were based on mixed blends to suggest the fresh odor of tropical yellow ylang ylang blossoms. Natural extracts, infusions, absolutes and tinctures would have been used early on, but as the 19th century drew to a close, newly discovered synthetics and aroma compounds such as coumarin, vanillin, linalool, benzyl acetate and musk xylene would have been utilized. The general recipe included the following ingredients:
Fragrance Composition:
So what does it smell like? An ylang ylang soliflore. All types of Ylang Ylang perfumes were popular during the 19th century, also known as Cananga. Formulas for these perfumes appeared in several perfumery manuals and pharmacopeias during the period. These formulas were based on mixed blends to suggest the fresh odor of tropical yellow ylang ylang blossoms. Natural extracts, infusions, absolutes and tinctures would have been used early on, but as the 19th century drew to a close, newly discovered synthetics and aroma compounds such as coumarin, vanillin, linalool, benzyl acetate and musk xylene would have been utilized. The general recipe included the following ingredients:
- Top notes: neroli, orange blossom, lemon, cassie, sweet orange
- Middle notes: ylang ylang, rose, jasmine, jonquil, tuberose
- Base notes: musk, benzoin, orris, tonka bean, vanilla, civet
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