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Sand Lily

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Sand Lily
Sand Lily perfume ingredient
CategoryFLOWERS
Subcategoryfloral · fresh · sweet
Origin
VolatilityHeart Note
BotanicalLeucocrinum montanum
AppearanceColorless to pale yellow liquid
Odor StrengthMedium
Producing CountriesUnited States (western states)
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Desert bloom. Clean, white-floral, and impossibly delicate for its harsh habitat.

  1. Scent
  2. The Full Story
  3. Fun Fact
  4. Extraction & Chemistry
  5. In Perfumery

Scent

Desert bloom.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Immediately

Desert bloom
After a few hours

After a few hours

Developing character and warmth
After a few days

After a few days

Subtle residual trace

The Full Story

Sand lily (Leucocrinum montanum) is a fragrant spring wildflower native to the arid grasslands of western North America. Its white, star-shaped flowers produce a sweet, clean floral scent that seems incongruous with the dry, sandy soil where it grows. In perfumery, the note suggests desert florals -- clean, white, and resilient. No commercial extract exists.

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

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

Did You Know?

Did you know?
No commercial extract exists.

Extraction & Chemistry

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

Molecular FormulaN/A — complex natural mixture
CAS NumberN/A — no commercial isolate
Botanical NameLeucocrinum montanum
IFRA StatusNo known restrictions
SynonymsPANCRATIUM MARITIMUM · SEA DAFFODIL
Physical Properties
Odor StrengthMedium
AppearanceColorless to pale yellow liquid

In Perfumery

Sand Lily 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.

From the raw to the worn

This is what it becomes.