The drawing: lemon verbena, leafy sprigThe drawing: lemon verbena, flowering sprig
Lemon verbena

Ingredients · Citrus · top note

Lemon verbena absolute

Say itLemon vur-BEE-nuh absolute

Deep green lemon, herbaceous and hay-like, with tea and citrus-peel facets.

What it is
Natural absolute from solvent-extracted leaves.
Where it comes from
mainly Morocco and France
When you smell it
Top notes: when you spray it.
What perfumers do with it
The permitted natural verbena: adds rich lemon-herb depth to colognes and green accords at low dose.
Rules
Limited. Phototoxic; IFRA caps fine fragrance use near 0.7%
Also called
Verbena absolute; Aloysia citrodora (Lippia citriodora)

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