Green

Fig

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Fig is a green, milky, sweet note that brings together the leaf, the sap and the ripe fruit of the fig tree. The green, sappy side comes first. A creamy, coconut-like lactone sweetness follows, with a light honeyed, floral fruitiness and a dry, bark-like finish.

Also Known As

Fig Nectar, Green Fig

Scent Profile

Fig smells green and sappy at first, like the white latex from a broken fig stem. Sweet, creamy, coconut-like flesh follows, with a light honeyed and floral fruitiness. It dries down to a soft, woody, slightly coumarin-sweet finish. Milky sweetness and vegetal freshness stay in balance.

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Breadthmedium

EnvelopeHeart · ~8h lasting

Family Green & Aromatic, Fruity, Sweet & Gourmand

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Materials That Can Make This Note

Fig is usually an accord, a blend of several materials, such as:

Stemone 5-methylheptan-3-one oxime galbanum · weedy · leafy
Gamma-octalactone coconut · tonka · coumarinic

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Allergens perfumes with this note can list: Coumarin

A given perfume with this note may use some of these, or something else, and may or may not contain the allergens above.

Origin

Fig in perfumery is a built accord, not an extract. No fig fruit oil is sold, and IFRA has prohibited fig leaf absolute since 2006 because of its psoralen content. The accord rests on two molecules: Stemone, a green leafy oxime, and gamma-octalactone, a creamy, coconut-like lactone. Perfumers add other green, fruity and woody materials to shape it towards the leaf or the fruit.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use fig in the heart of a composition to give a creamy, green character between fresh and gourmand notes. It pairs well with woods, musks, citrus and florals. It is a signature of Mediterranean and modern green fragrances. Stemone is strong, so it is dosed in traces.