Ingredients · Florals · heart note
Hedione
Say itHED-ee-ohn
Airy, lemony jasmine-magnolia with transparent, dewy radiance.
- What it is
- A molecule made in a lab, first made by Firmenich in 1958.
- When you smell it
- Heart: as it settles.
- What perfumers do with it
- Adds diffusion, air and luminous jasmine to almost every modern perfume, often in double-digit percentages.
- Worth knowing
- Its name comes from the Greek hēdonē, 'pleasure'; Eau Sauvage made it famous.
- Known in
- Eau Sauvage (Dior, 1966)
- Also called
- Methyl dihydrojasmonate (MDJ); Kharismal (IFF)
Named by the house, not on the label, in 15
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