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Ingredient profile · Floral

Geranium

Rosy, green, minty and herbal.

Illustrative botanical study of geranium

Connects rose-like effects with a sharper green-herbal character. It can bring definition to a floral structure without needing to reproduce the softer petal impression of a rose material.

Botanical reference
Pelargonium hybrids
Plant part
Leaves and stems
Olfactory family
Floral
Materials & processing
Hydrodistillation for geranium oil

Understanding the material

Rose-scented geranium materials come from aromatic Pelargonium plants. IFF identifies leaves and stems as the processed parts for its Egyptian oil and describes a rosy scent with green and mint-like facets. The flowers in a botanical image are therefore not the whole story of the perfumery material. A rosy smell does not necessarily indicate rose flower extract.

A smelling observation

Smell a geranium interpretation beside a rose fragrance and a green aromatic fragrance. Try to identify the mint-like edge separately from the central rosy character.

Explore the relationships

Continue with Rose, Clary sage, Bergamot. These connections are comparisons for studying finished fragrances, rather than mixing instructions.

Technical references

Supplier references describe their specific materials. The botanical image is illustrative and does not certify species, provenance, grade or ingredients in a finished perfume.