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Ingredient profile · Floral

Ylang-ylang

Creamy floral, fruity, spicy and sun-warmed.

Illustrative botanical study of ylang-ylang

Adds volume and rounded texture to floral compositions. Its fruity or spicy facets can keep a bouquet from feeling like a simple collection of fresh petals.

Botanical reference
Cananga odorata
Plant part
Flowers
Olfactory family
Floral
Materials & processing
Distillation; fraction selection and grade processing

Understanding the material

Ylang-ylang materials include different distillation fractions and refined grades. The IFF Ylang Heart description emphasises a creamy floral profile with fruit and spice. This is a material-specific account, not a universal specification for every ylang note. A fragrance may use the effect as a supporting texture rather than as its most identifiable flower.

A smelling observation

Compare a ylang-led floral with a jasmine interpretation. Which feels more creamy, fruity or green? Separate the impression of warm sunlight from an actual claim about temperature or biological effects.

Explore the relationships

Continue with Jasmine, Tuberose, Sandalwood. 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.