Shiikuwasha

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Tangy green mandarin-lime citrus

Scent Profile

Shiikuwasha smells crisp and sparkling, like lime crossed with green mandarin. It is tangy and sour, close to sour candy, but slightly sweeter and rounder than lime. A fresh green, leafy note and a touch of bitter grapefruit sit behind the zest. Faint hints of herbs and coriander show as it dries.

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Breadthmedium

EnvelopeTop · ~2h lasting

Family Fresh & Citrus

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Materials That Can Make This Note

Perfumers can build Shiikuwasha from materials such as:

Gamma-terpinene citrus · lime · herbal

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Allergens perfumes with this note can list: Limonene, Linalool

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

Origin

Shiikuwasha is Citrus depressa, a small citrus from Okinawa, also spelled shikuwasa or shekwasha and called Okinawan lime. Its essential oil is expressed from the peel and is rich in limonene. Some producers take it from the green fruit.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use it as a bright citrus top note in fine fragrance and natural perfumery. It gives a lime-like freshness with a sweeter mandarin side and a sour, tangy edge.