Is Cotton Flower natural or synthetic?

A fantasy or concept note, not a single material.

Cotton Flower

AccordFLOWERSfloral · fresh · powdery

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Specimen

Cotton Flower perfume ingredient — Heart

Gossypium

Fantasy/Concept

Definition

Cotton flower is a synthetic perfumery note with a musky facet, obtained through accords. Its scent is clean, fresh and subtly floral.

FLORAL SWEET POWDERY WARM FRESH DRY

Type: Accord
Olfactive family: Florals
Subfamily: White florals
Cluster: Powdery florals
Source: Synthetic accord

Instruments

Pyramid

TTop

HHeart

BBase

Producing countries

China India United States

Scent

The cotton flower note has delicate floral nuances that are soft and not overpowering. It is a crisp, clean aroma, reminiscent of freshly laundered linens and clothes, and can be compared to a gentle breeze or the scent of sun-dried laundry. It can have a subtle powdery note, reminiscent of talc or baby powder. The aroma is often described as light and airy.

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The Full Story

The cotton plant, of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae, is a shrub. Its petals appear light yellow or white when open.

Gossypium hirsutum, also known as upland cotton or Mexican cotton, is the most widely planted species of cotton in the world. Globally, about 90% of all cotton production comes from cultivars derived from this species. It is native from Mexico to Ecuador and northeast Brazil. The original native range of Gossypium hirsutum centers on the Yucatán Peninsula, where researchers have found the greatest genetic diversity among wild samples.

Flower development

A flower bud, called a square, forms at every node on the fruiting branches of the cotton plant, and the buds lowest on the plant develop first. The first square appears 35 to 45 days after the plant begins to grow, and the mature flower needs 25 days to develop fully.

Species and fiber

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a protective boll around the seeds, and the fiber is almost pure cellulose. Four species are grown commercially: upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), the extra-long staple Gossypium barbadense from tropical South America, tree cotton (Gossypium arboreum) from India and Pakistan, and Levant cotton (Gossypium herbaceum).

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Did You Know?

After one day, the petals of the cotton flower turn dark and the flower closes. The flower is usually self pollinated. Pollination usually occurs within that first day, and the ovules are fertilized about 30 hours after pollination.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method

The cotton flower note is obtained through accords, and its origin is given as synthesis.

Botanical: Gossypium

IFRA status

See note

No IFRA Standard for the material itself (51st Amendment)