Lilial
Lilial

Ingredients · Florals · heart note

Lilial

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Creamy, watery lily of the valley with a clean, slightly powdery floral glow.

What it is
A molecule made in a lab, first made by Givaudan in 1956.
When you smell it
Heart: as it settles.
What perfumers do with it
Once the workhorse muguet: added volume, softness and clean floral lift to everything from perfume to shampoo.
Worth knowing
Within decades of its 1956 patent it was in shampoos, lotions, deodorants and detergents as well as perfumes.
Rules
Not allowed. EU ban from March 2022 as reproductive toxicant (CMR 1B)
Also called
Butylphenyl methylpropional (BMHCA); Lysmeral; lily aldehyde

On the label of 22 of the 1080 perfumes read so far

AngelMugler · printed “Butylphenyl methylpropional”Acqua di GiòArmani · printed “Butylphenyl methylpropional”Cashmere MistDonna Karan · printed “Butylphenyl methylpropional”BeautifulEstée Lauder · printed “Butylphenyl methylpropional”Pour HommeVersace · printed “Butyl methylpropional”Daisy Eau So FreshMarc Jacobs · printed “Butylphenyl methylpropional”

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