Green

Mandarin Leaf

Note Profile

Botanical 24 perfumes

Also Known As

Mandarin Orange Leaf

About

Mandarin Leaf has a bright, green, and zesty aroma that combines the crispness of fresh leaves with a subtle, citrusy undertone. It is more vegetal and herbaceous than the fruit itself, adding a lively, dewy, and slightly bitter character to compositions. This note is often used to bring a sense of natural freshness and dynamism to citrus and green-themed fragrances.

Scent Profile

Mandarin Leaf presents a vivid green aroma with crisp, dewy facets and a gentle bitterness, carried on the intensely sweet, grape-like fruitiness that trade sheets treat as the leaf oil's signature. A soft floral quality sits behind it, with the unexpected animalic and leather undertones one supplier names, and a medicinal depth the same sheet calls phenolic. The note evolves from a sharp, lively opening to a dusty, mossy drydown, vegetal and quite distinct from the sweet juiciness of mandarin fruit.

ScentWheel

Breadthmedium

EnvelopeHeart · ~5h lasting

Family Green & Aromatic, Fruity, Fresh & Citrus

Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.

What this is made of

Petitgrain mandarin oil

A natural extract

CAS 8014-17-3

Mandarin leaf oil IS petitgrain mandarin - petitgrain is the trade term for citrus LEAF oil. Shares CAS 8014-17-3 with other petitgrains, so the material is named.

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Origin

Mandarin Leaf is typically sourced from the leaves of the Citrus reticulata tree, harvested while fresh and green. The essential oil or absolute is extracted through steam distillation or solvent extraction, capturing the aromatic compounds unique to the foliage.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use mandarin leaf primarily as a top or early heart note to impart natural freshness and a dynamic green-citrus lift. It blends well with other citrus notes, aromatic herbs, and light florals, and is valued for enhancing the realism and vibrancy of green and citrus-themed compositions.