Ingredients · Citrus · top note
Lime oil, expressed
Tart, green, zesty fresh lime peel; juicy, slightly floral and bitter.
- What it is
- Natural oil from cold-pressed peel of key or Persian limes.
- Where it comes from
- Mexico, Peru, Brazil
- When you smell it
- Top notes: when you spray it.
- What perfumers do with it
- Adds tangy, green sharpness to citrus tops, cocktail-inspired accords and fresh masculines.
- Worth knowing
- Squeezing limes in the sun can burn skin: 'margarita dermatitis' is the same phototoxicity that limits this oil.
- Rules
- Limited. Phototoxic furocoumarins; capped in leave-on skin products
- Also called
- Citrus aurantifolia / C. latifolia peel oil, cold-pressed
Named by the house, not on the label, in 20
Lyric ManAmouage · “Lime”
Coriandre 39Le Labo · “spicy lime”
Lime Basil & Mandarin CologneJo Malone London · “limes”
Beach Blossom CologneJo Malone London · “Lime”
Blue JeansVersace · “Lime”
NinaNina Ricci · “Lime”
Thé YulongArmani · “lime”
PoloRalph Lauren · “lime zest”
Dama BiancaXerjoff · “Lime”Club de Nuit SillageArmaf · “Lime”AquaticaRayhaan · “Lime”
Replica Under the Lemon TreesMaison Margiela · “Kalamansi Lime Accord”
Escentric 02Escentric Molecules · “Lime”
Cologne OneEscentric Molecules · “Lime”
Escentric 01Escentric Molecules · “Lime”
Elysium Pour HommeRoja Parfums · “Lime”
Virgin Island WaterCreed · “Lime”
Just Me for MenParis Hilton · “key lime”
360° Red for MenPerry Ellis · “Lime”
Guilty Pour HommeGucci · “lime”