Clean, green-floral, dewy. Unmistakably muguet — fresh, springlike, with watery brightness. Less sweet than hydroxycitronellal, greener than linalool, more floral than cis-3-hexenol. The quality is innocence — clean, young, morning-fresh. Moderate tenacity.
Evolution over time
Immediately
Immediately
Clean, dewy, green-floral burst. Springlike and fresh.
After a few hours
After a few hours
Sweet-floral muguet heart. Green freshness persists.
After a few days
After a few days
Gentle, clean fade. Moderate tenacity.
The Full Story
Florol is a trade name for a synthetic alcohol used in lily-of-the-valley (muguet) accords. The molecule provides a clean, green-floral character specifically designed to carries the fresh, dewy quality of Convallari a majal is flowers.
The scent is bright, green, and distinctly muguet-like — fresh and dewy with a watery, slightly sweet quality. It is one of several molecules (alongside hydroxycitronellal, DMBCA, and linalool) that collectively build the muguet accord. Florol specifically provides the green, fresh, 'morning dew' quality.
Muguet reconstruction is a classic challenge in perfumery because lily-of-the-valley produces virtually no extractable oil. Every muguet fragrance is built entirely from synthetic molecules — making it one of the most 'artificial' yet widely used floral accords.
In France, giving lily-of-the-valley (muguet) on May 1st (Labor Day) is a tradition dating to 1561, when King Charles IX received a bouquet as a good-luck charm and began offering them to the ladies of his court. Today, street vendors sell over 60 million sprigs of muguet on May 1st across France.
Extraction & Chemistry
Extraction method: Fully synthetic. No natural lily-of-the-valley oil exists commercially. Florol and related muguet molecules are products of industrial organic synthesis designed specifically to recreate a flower that resists extraction.
Molecular Formula
C10H20O2
CAS Number
63500-71-0
Botanical Name
N/A - synthetic molecule
IFRA Status
No known restrictions
Synonyms
Florol
Physical Properties
Odor Strength
Medium
Appearance
Colorless liquid
Boiling Point
197.00 to 201.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point
161.00 °F. TCC ( 71.67 °C. )
Specific Gravity
0.82100 to 0.82900 @ 25.00 °C.
Refractive Index
1.43200 to 1.43700 @ 20.00 °C.
In Perfumery
Heart modifier in muguet (lily-of-the-valley) and fresh-floral compositions. Florol provides the green, dewy freshness essential to muguet accords. It works alongside hydroxycitronellal (for sweet-floral body), linalool (for floral lift), and DMBCA (for green-fruity brightness). Also used in clean-floral, aquatic, and spring-themed compositions where fresh, innocent floralcy is desired.
