Floral

Sunflower

Note Profile

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About

A light, airy floral with honey-like sweetness, green facets and a warm, sunny, slightly nutty character.

Scent Profile

Sunflower has a delicate, airy floral scent with subtle honeyed sweetness and gentle green undertones. Its aroma carries a warm, sunlit quality with faintly nutty and earthy nuances that evoke the impression of a sun-drenched field. The note remains soft and understated, evolving with mild warmth as it dries down.

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Origin

Sunflower fragrance is typically created through headspace technology, capturing the scent molecules emitted by fresh sunflower blossoms. Natural extraction yields little aroma, so most sunflower notes in perfumery are reconstructed using a blend of synthetic and natural materials to mimic the flower's unique scent.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use sunflower primarily as a heart note to impart a radiant, uplifting floral character with a subtle green freshness. It blends well with other florals such as mimosa, freesia, and iris, as well as light woods and soft musks. Sunflower is often used in compositions aiming for a bright, optimistic, and natural floral impression.