Green

Cucumber

Note Profile

Natural 91 perfumes

About

Cool, watery green

Scent Profile

Cucumber has a crisp, watery green scent with subtle vegetal and slightly sweet undertones. Its aroma is reminiscent of freshly cut cucumber flesh, offering a cooling and airy freshness that remains light and transparent as it evolves. The note can also impart a faintly dewy, almost ozonic quality to compositions.

ScentWheel

Breadthfocused

EnvelopeTop · ~1h lasting

Origin

Cucumber notes in perfumery are typically recreated using aroma chemicals such as cis-3-hexenol and other green aldehydes, as natural extraction from cucumber fruit is not practical or sufficiently aromatic. These synthetic molecules capture the characteristic fresh and aqueous facets of the real vegetable.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use cucumber primarily in the top and heart notes to impart a clean, refreshing effect and enhance the sense of coolness in a fragrance. It blends well with other green notes, aquatic accords, florals, and light citruses, and is often found in modern, sporty, or unisex compositions.