Herbal

Mate

Note Profile

Natural 188 perfumes

Also Known As

mate tea, yerba mate

About

Mate has a distinctive, earthy-green scent with nuances of hay, dried grass, and a subtle smokiness. It can also impart herbal, slightly bitter, and tea-like facets, lending a natural and invigorating character to fragrances.

Scent Profile

Mate has an earthy-green aroma with pronounced notes of dried hay, cut grass, and a gentle smokiness. It carries subtle bitter and herbal undertones, reminiscent of strong green tea. As it develops, it reveals a slightly leathery nuance with a persistent, invigorating freshness.

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Origin

Mate is derived from the dried leaves of the Ilex paraguariensis plant, native to South America. The leaves are typically dried and sometimes smoked before extraction, which can be performed using solvent extraction to yield a concrete or absolute for perfumery.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use mate primarily in the heart of compositions to impart a natural, herbal character and a subtle bitterness. It blends well with other green notes, woods, tea accords, and citrus, and can add complexity to fougère, chypre, and aromatic fragrances.