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Hoary Stock

Q: Is Hoary Stock natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: Not a naturally extracted material. The note is a perfumery reconstruction or concept accord..

FLOWERS / floral · powdery · sweet

Hoary Stock

Category	FLOWERS
Subcategory	floral · powdery · sweet
Origin
Volatility	Heart Note
Botanical	Matthiola incana
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow liquid
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	France, Italy, Mediterranean region
Pyramid	Heart

Matthiola incana. Clove-spicy, sweet, heavily fragrant at night -- a cottage-garden staple that perfumes the dusk.

Scent
The Full Story
Fun Fact
Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Matthiola incana.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Matthiola incana

After a few hours

Developing character and warmth

After a few days

Subtle residual trace

The Full Story

Hoary stock (Matthiola incana) is a European garden plant whose flowers release an intensely sweet, clove-spicy fragrance, particularly in the evening. The scent is driven by eugenol and methyl eugenol -- the same compounds found in clove. In perfumery, stock provides a sweet-spicy floral character for garden, evening, and nocturnal compositions. Small-scale absolute production exists but is not widely commercial.

This note in Première Peau. Nuit Elastique · Rose Monotone. Sample all seven extraits in the Discovery Set.

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Did You Know?

Did you know?

Small-scale absolute production exists but is not widely commercial.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: Not a naturally extracted material. The note is a perfumery reconstruction or concept accord.

Molecular Formula	N/A — no commercial essential oil
CAS Number	N/A — no commercial essential oil; headspace-captured note
Botanical Name	Matthiola incana
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Synonyms	Stock, Night-scented Stock
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow liquid

In Perfumery

Hoary Stock functions as a concept or fantasy note in modern fragrance compositions. Not derived from a single natural extraction; the impression is built from multiple materials.