Маршмелоу

АкордСОЛОДОЩІ Й ГУРМАНСЬКІ ЗАПАХИсолодкий · гурманський · теплий
Ноти серцяПіраміда
3/5Сила
—Стійкість
·Походження
Зразок
Маршмелоу як парфумерна сировина
Ноти серця
N/A — gourmand accord (originally Althaea officinalis extract, now confectionery concept)
Фантазійний/концептуальний
Визначення

Soft, powdery, vanilla-sweet with a pillowy airiness. Marshmallow smells like whipped sugar dusted with icing—a confectionery cloud that is more texture than taste.

СОЛОДКИЙ ГУРМАНСЬКИЙ ТЕПЛИЙ СВІЖИЙ
Type
Акорд
Olfactive family
Гурманські
Source
Imaginative accord inspired by the soft, powdery, vanilla-sugar sweetness of marshmallow confection
Інструменти
Піраміда
ВВерхні ноти
СНоти серця
ББазові ноти
3/5Сила
Середня
інтенсивність запаху
Країни-виробники
N/A: гурманська нюхова концепція

Запах

Soft, powdery, vanilla-sweet—with an airiness that distinguishes it from denser gourmand notes. Less dark than caramel, less roasted than praline, less heavy than toffee. Sweetness without weight. Faint orange-blossom and musk undertones give it a clean, almost soapy edge.

On skin, marshmallow accords develop a warm, skin-like sweetness that reads as intimate and comforting. The dry-down is quiet, powdery, and close—a murmur rather than a statement.

Докладно

Marshmallow in perfumery is a synthetic illusion—the confectionery product (sugar, gelatin, corn syrup) has no extractable aromatic profile. What we perceive as 'marshmallow scent' is a memory-construct: vanilla sweetness, powdery softness, and a pillowy, almost airy quality that suggests something weightless and white.

Perfumers build the accord primarily from vanillin and ethyl vanillin (clean, sweet vanilla), ethyl maltol (cotton-candy, spun-sugar quality), and coumarin (warm, powdery softness). Some interpretations add benzoin for balsamic depth and a trace of orange blossom absolute to create the 'marshmallow = orange blossom + vanilla' equation.

The key to a convincing marshmallow accord is weightlessness. Unlike caramel (dense, dark) or praline (roasted, nutty), marshmallow must read as airy, soft, and almost textureless. This is achieved by keeping ethyl maltol at low doses and using musks and sheer materials for a floating, powdery effect.

Marshmallow notes appear in gourmand, powdery, and 'comfort' fragrances designed to carries warmth, innocence, and intimateness.

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Related: Almond · Benzoin · Butterscotch · Caramel · Chocolate · Cinnamon · Coffee · Coumarin

Отримання й хімія

Спосіб отримання

No natural extraction. Entirely constructed from vanillin, ethyl vanillin, ethyl maltol, and coumarin. The marshmallow plant (Althaea officinalis) yields a root extract with no relevant aromatic profile for perfumery.

Формула
N/A — olfactory concept; key molecule: ethyl maltol C₇H₈O₃ (CAS 4940-11-8)
CAS
N/A — gourmand olfactory concept
Ботанічна назва
N/A — gourmand accord (originally Althaea officinalis extract, now confectionery concept)
Зовнішній вигляд
N/A — gourmand olfactory concept (sweet, powdery, vanilla-musky)
Сила запаху
Середня
Статус IFRA
Див. примітку

Not applicable: accord or concept, not a single material

Фізичні властивості
Нота
Marshmallow — originally from mallow root (Althaea officinalis); in modern perfumery, recreated using ethyl maltol, vanillin, and powdery musks

У парфумерії

Marshmallow functions as a heart-to-base accord adding powdery sweetness and textural softness to gourmand and comfort fragrances. Built from vanillin, ethyl vanillin, ethyl maltol, coumarin, and sometimes benzoin or orange blossom. Its value lies in lightness—it sweetens without adding density, useful for layering over heavier base materials.

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

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