Magnolan

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Magnolan is a Symrise molecule that smells of magnolia, peony and lily of the valley with a grapefruit lift. It is a transparent, dewy floral rather than a heavy single flower, and Symrise sells it as the bridge between a fresh citrus top and a light floral heart. Trade sources add a green facet and a faint lychee-rhubarb fruitiness that the manufacturer's own sheet does not state.

Scent Profile

Magnolan smells of a floral cluster, magnolia, peony and lily of the valley together, with none of them dominant. That gives it a soft white floral character rather than one heavy flower. A grapefruit citrus lift runs through it, which is what makes this a bridge material rather than a plain floral. A green note sits alongside the flowers, and the whole thing carries a transparent, dewy freshness.

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Breadthmedium

EnvelopeHeart · ~6h lasting

Family Floral, Fresh & Citrus

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Materials That Can Make This Note

Perfumers can use this material directly to make Magnolan.

Magnolan 2,4-dimethyl-4,4a,5,9b-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-d][1,3]dioxine gardenia · narcissus · magnolia

Smell words come from published sources.

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Origin

A synthetic aroma molecule, CAS 27606-09-3, made by Symrise. The manufacturer's datasheet gives a five-word olfactive description: floral, magnolia, peony, lily of the valley, grapefruit, with a recommended use level of 0.5 to 20 percent. It is not an extract of magnolia and shares no material with the published magnolia note; it is named for the flower it imitates. The candidate decisions show a second supplier trade name, Neomagnolan, resolving to the same CAS, so those two names are one molecule and Neomagnolan should never be minted as a separate note.

Usage in Perfumery

A floral heart material. Attested on 10 Fragrantica entries and 4 Parfumo entries across 4 brands, and in all 4 Parfumo pyramids it is a middle note: W.Dressroom Green Earth, Eight & Bob Agneta, Nina Ricci Deci Dela 2007 and Laboratorio Olfattivo ExpLOud. Two of those four are the same woody-resinous formula and place it beside cypriol, gardenia and frankincense, which is Symrise's stated pairing with dry woody materials showing up in real pyramids. Fraterworks calls it an excellent canvas material, meaning it is used in bulk to give a formula floral body rather than as a recognisable single effect.