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Ноти серця
N/A - fragrance family (bergamot, oakmoss, labdanum base)
Фантазійний/концептуальний
Визначення

The architectural tension between citrus brightness and oakmoss depth, with a warm heart between. Chypre is not a note but a structure — perfumery's most intellectually demanding form.

КВІТКОВИЙ ЦИТРУСОВИЙ ЗЕМЛИСТИЙ ТЕПЛИЙ СВІЖИЙ
CHYPRE ACCORD CHYPRE FRAGRANCE
Type
Акорд
Olfactive family
Деревні
Source
oakmoss, labdanum, and bergamot accord (conceptual — after the classic Chypre structure)
Інструменти
Піраміда
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СНоти серця
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3/5Сила
Середня
інтенсивність запаху
Країни-виробники
N/A: класифікація груп ароматів

Запах

The defining quality is contrast: bright citrus top (bergamot's linalyl acetate sparkle) against a dark, damp, forest-floor base (oakmoss's orcinol derivatives). Between them, a warm floral heart provides the bridge. The overall impression is structured, earthy, and ambiguous — simultaneously light and dark, warm and cool. Not sweet, not clean — textured.

Докладно

Chypre (French for Cyprus) is a fragrance family defined by a structural accord rather than a single ingredient: bergamot (citrus top), floral heart (typically rose and jasmine), and oakmoss-labdanum base. The template was codified by the composition Chypre de Coty (1917), though the accord existed earlier.

The chypre structure creates a particular tension — the bright, optimistic top contrasts with the dark, earthy base, and the heart must bridge this gap. This architectural logic makes chypre the most intellectually demanding fragrance family to compose.

The accord depends critically on oakmoss (Evernia prunastri), which IFRA has severely restricted since 2009 due to allergen concerns (atranol and chloroatranol). This restriction has fundamentally challenged the chypre family — modern reformulations use Evernyl, Clearwood, and other moss alternatives that approximate but never fully replicate natural oakmoss.

Key oakmoss alternatives: Evernyl (methyl beta-orcinol carbonate), Clearwood (biofermented patchouli), Orcanox, and various treated-oakmoss products with reduced allergens.

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Цікавий факт

IFRA's restriction of oakmoss — the ingredient that defines the chypre family — in 2009 was the most controversial regulatory decision in contemporary use. Some perfumers called it 'the death of chypre,' while others have used the constraint as creative fuel to reinvent the form.

Отримання й хімія

Спосіб отримання

Not applicable — chypre is a composed accord. Individual components: bergamot (cold-pressed), rose (steam-distilled or absolute), jasmine (absolute), oakmoss (solvent extraction of Evernia prunastri), labdanum (steam distillation of Cistus ladanifer). Modern alternatives (Evernyl, Clearwood) are synthetic/biotech.

Формула
N/A - olfactory concept
CAS
N/A - perfumery olfactory family
Ботанічна назва
N/A - fragrance family (bergamot, oakmoss, labdanum base)
Зовнішній вигляд
Pale yellow to amber viscous liquid
Сила запаху
Середня
Синоніми
CHYPRE ACCORD CHYPRE FRAGRANCE
Статус IFRA
Обмежено

IFRA restrictions on oakmoss apply due to environmental concerns.

Фізичні властивості
Нота
Chypre is a fragrance family, not a single material. Named after François Coty's 'Chypre' (1917). Built on bergamot, oakmoss, and labdanum accord.

У парфумерії

Chypre is a structural accord, not a single note. Classic construction: bergamot (top), rose/jasmine (heart), oakmoss/labdanum (base). Modern adaptations use Evernyl, Clearwood, and treated oakmoss to replace IFRA-restricted natural oakmoss. The chypre family includes fruity chypres (peach, plum in the heart), green chypres (galbanum, green pepper), leather chypres (birch tar, quinolines), and floral chypres (rose dominant).

Роль у формулі
01модифікатор
02кістяк
03компонент піднесення
04сполучний компонент
05формувач об’єму
06свіжість
Форми випуску
парфумерний акорд

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