Guest guest Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 > > Just wondering if anyone has tried creating a 'lily of the valley' > note with natural essences. My understanding is in early commercial > perfumes, hydroxycitronellal (a synthetic) was used. It would be > great to come up with a natural representation. This would probably > be very fresh and green. Any thoughts? > > Terry There are 5 formulas for Lily of the Valley in " Flower Oils and Floral Compounds " by Anonis. One of them is 150 hydroxycitronellal 30 geraniol 30 Ylang 30 Linalool 30 terpineol 15 Rose 15 Benzoin resinoid at 20% in alcohol 0.4 Coriander. = 300.4 It looks like if you substitute naturals for the chemicals you migh tbe able to make a vague approximation of the Muguet. The hydroxycitronellal would have to age for a while in the other components to break down properly (3 months). Jeanne Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 > > Just wondering if anyone has tried creating a 'lily of the valley' > note with natural essences. My understanding is in early commercial > perfumes, hydroxycitronellal (a synthetic) was used. It would be > great to come up with a natural representation. This would probably > be very fresh and green. Any thoughts? > > Terry Hi, I have been trying to create a lily of the valley fragrance using only natural essences. It is quite a challenge. Lily of the Valley is unable to be extracted from the flower itself. I found a formula in The Art of Perfumery by G. W. Septimus Piesse, printed in 1867. It is made from tuberose, jasmine, orange flower, vanilla, cassie, rose, and otto of almonds. I used the flower essences and adjusted the quantity to try to find the right fragrance. It was a good exercise, and what I came up with smelled really good, but wasn't really lily of the valley, but it did come close. Have fun, maybe you can discover a good formula! from F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Hi, I have been trying to create a lily of the valley fragrance using only natural essences. It is quite a challenge. Lily of the Valley is unable to be extracted from the flower itself. I found a formula in The Art of Perfumery by G. W. Septimus Piesse, printed in 1867. It is made from tuberose, jasmine, orange flower, vanilla, cassie, rose, and otto of almonds. Have fun, maybe you can discover a good formula! from F. Hi , Yes it is quite a challenge. The above combo looks like fun to play with though. I also have a book that mentions a sort of 'rough and ready' lily of the valley by mixing a lilac compound with a fresh rose compound. It is understood that these are mostly synthetic formulations, as the book deals with many synthetics formulations (I don't). I posted a formula a couple of months back for a natural lilac accord that works very well. Maybe with some rose otto? It may be a start...we'll see. I've never smelled Lily Of The Valley blossoms but I know it when I smell it in perfumes, even if its not the true essence (isn't that strange?). It has a very distinct character. I'll let everyone know if I have any luck. One thing is certain: I will have fun! Thanks... Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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