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Lysylang

Q: Is Lysylang natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: Synthetic manufacture. Laboratory-produced molecule, not extracted from plant material..

FLOWERS / floral · sweet · fresh

Lysylang

Category	FLOWERS
Subcategory	floral · sweet · fresh
Origin
Volatility	Heart Note
Botanical	N/A — synthetic molecule
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow liquid
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	Indonesia, Madagascar, Philippines
Pyramid	Heart

A synthetic ylang modifier with a creamy-floral, slightly spicy character. Cleaner and more controlled than natural ylang, with a jasmine-like quality.

Scent
The Full Story
Fun Fact
Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Creamy-floral with a jasmine-ylang character. Sweet and slightly spicy, but cleaner and more transparent than natural ylang ylang. Less banana-like than ylang extra, less indolic than jasmine absolute. A smooth, controlled exotic floral.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Clean creamy-floral burst, sweet-spicy

After a few hours

Smooth ylang-jasmine warmth

After a few days

Soft floral-sweet residue

The Full Story

Lysylang is a synthetic arom a molecule designed to contribute ylang ylang-like floral character to compositions. It provides a controlled, cleaner versi on of ylang's signature creamy-spicy-floral profile, without the heavier, more animalic qualities of the natural oil.

The molecule sits between ylang ylang and jasmine in character: creamy and sweet, with a slight spiciness and a clean transparency that natural ylang ylang oil often lacks. It allows perfumers to add exotic floral sweetness at precise doses without the batch variation and potential heaviness of natural ylang.

In composition, Lysylang functions as a heart modifier in floral, amber, and exotic compositions. It provides ylang character in formulations where budget, consistency, or lightness constraints prevent the use of natural ylang ylang oil.

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Did You Know?

Did you know?

Natural ylang ylang oil is graded by distillation fraction: Extra, First, Second, Third, and Complete. Each successive fraction becomes heavier and less floral. Molecules like Lysylang allow perfumers to capture the Extra grade character without paying Extra grade prices.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: Synthetic manufacture. Laboratory-produced molecule, not extracted from plant material.

Molecular Formula	C₁₂H₂₂O₂
CAS Number	67634-14-4
Botanical Name	N/A — synthetic molecule
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow liquid
Boiling Point	~270°C @ 760 mmHg (est)
Specific Gravity	0.920–0.940 @ 25°C

In Perfumery

Lysylang is a synthetic heart modifier providing clean ylang-jasmine character in floral and amber compositions. It offers consistency and lightness where natural ylang ylang would be too heavy, too variable, or too expensive. The molecule complements other ionone and floral synthetics in building controlled exotic-floral accords.