Lilybelle®

SyntheticPOPULAR & WEIRDfloral · fresh · green

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Specimen

Definition

Lilybelle® is a synthetic lily-of-the-valley fragrance molecule. Its notes are fresh, green and wet, very close to the scent of the lily of the valley flower.

FLORAL GREEN FRESH WATERY OZONIC AIRY

Lilybelle

Type: Ingredient
Olfactive family: Florals
Subfamily: Green florals
Cluster: Lily-like fresh florals
Source: Synthetic
Chemical class: synthetic aroma molecule

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Scent

Lilybelle has an extremely fresh, green and wet smell. A touch of aldehydes raises its floral touch. Its scent offers floral, lily of the valley facets alongside ozonic-green, watery and airy undertones. It also incorporates creamy-caring aspects. It brings freshness and a certain lightness to fragrance creations.

In PREMIEREPEAU

DISCOVERY SET7 × 2 ml →EXTRAIT DE PARFUMThe seven extraits →

The Full Story

Lilybelle® is a lily of the valley fragrance ingredient with a refreshingly flowery note. Lilybelle has been sold since 2017. A research team designed the molecule after six years of development. Researchers began searching for alternatives in 2009, exploring a company database that contains some 20,000 molecules.

No aromatic extract can be produced from the lily of the valley plant itself, so its scent must be recreated synthetically. Some earlier synthetic molecules for this scent have been dropped because of public health concerns. The floral note of lily of the valley is used everywhere, from simple household cleaners to high-end perfumes.

Lilybelle is manufactured using byproducts from the orange juice industry, so that 83 percent of it is composed of renewable raw materials. It is also readily biodegradable.

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Related: Arum Lily · Biomuguet · Calla Lily · Crinum Lily · Daylily · Fire Lily · Florhydral · Hydroxycitronellal

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method

Lilybelle is a synthetic molecule produced through green chemistry from renewable resources. It is derived from D-limonene, a waste product extracted from the peel during orange juice production. The five-stage synthesis process first tested did not make much technical sense on a large scale. The entire process was optimized in line with the principles of green chemistry. It uses no chemical sensitizers and very little solvent or water. Some reagents are used repeatedly in a catalytic amount. Solvents are recovered and recycled within the manufacturing process.

Formula: C₁₂H₂₀O
CAS: 1378867-81-2
Appearance: Clear, colorless to light yellow liquid
Synonyms: Lilybelle

IFRA status

See note

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

In Perfumery

Lilybelle gives perfumers novel possibilities for creating scents for personal care products, cleaning products and laundry care products. It serves as an alternative to traditional ingredients removed from the perfumery palette. The scent of lily of the valley flowers is used particularly often in men's fragrances in combination with citrus notes. A senior perfumer considers that Lilybelle opens new opportunities to create innovative male fragrances.

Role in the formula

01diffusion enhancer

02modifier

03signature note

04lifting agent

05blender

06freshness

Available as

standard form