Протея

НатуральнийКВІТИквітковий · фруктовий · солодкий
Ноти серцяПіраміда
3/5Сила
—Стійкість
1Походження
Зразок
Протея як парфумерна сировина
Ноти серця
Protea cynaroides
Визначення

A constructed floral with a cool, green abstraction. King protea has almost no natural scent; the perfumery note is an interpretation: sheer, mineral, and architecturally floral.

КВІТКОВИЙ ЗЕМЛИСТИЙ СОЛОДКИЙ ФРУКТОВИЙ ТЕПЛИЙ ТРОПІЧНИЙ
SUGARBUSH
Type
Складник
Olfactive family
Квіткові
Source
flowers
Chemical class
complex natural (essential oil)
Інструменти
Піраміда
ВВерхні ноти
СНоти серця
ББазові ноти
3/5Сила
Середня
інтенсивність запаху
Країни-виробники
Південно-Африканська Республіка

Запах

Cool, green, and mineral with a sheer floral abstraction. No sweetness, no narcotic quality, no indole. The impression is architectural: clean lines, precise structure, controlled beauty. A faint watery freshness and a subtle metallic edge distinguish it from softer florals. Less of a smell than a texture.

Докладно

Protea (Protea cynaroides), the king protea, is South Africa's national flower and a visually dramatic blooms on earth. Its enormous, artichoke-like flower heads are striking but olfactorily quiet: the natural scent is minimal, described variously as faintly chemical, slightly sweet, or essentially odorless.

In perfumery, protea is entirely a constructed note. The accord interprets the flower's visual drama into scent: something cool, green, mineral, and architecturally structured rather than traditionally sweet or heady. Perfumers build it from sheer green molecules, watery florals, and subtle metallic-mineral modifiers to carries the flower's appearance and South African environment.

The note functions as a modifier in abstract-floral, architectural, and nature-inspired compositions. It provides a specifically non-sweet, non-indolic floral quality: the anti-jasmine, the anti-tuberose. Its value lies in what it refuses to be.

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Цікавий факт

Proteas belong to the family Proteaceae, one of the oldest flowering plant families, dating back 95 million years to when Africa was still part of the Gondwana supercontinent. The genus was named by Linnaeus after the Greek god Proteus, who could change his form at will.

Отримання й хімія

Спосіб отримання

No commercial extraction. The flower has minimal natural fragrance. The perfumery note is entirely a fantasy accord, a perfumer's interpretation of visual beauty.

Формула
N/A — no standardized extract
CAS
N/A — no commercial essential oil
Ботанічна назва
Protea cynaroides
Сила запаху
Середня
Синоніми
SUGARBUSH
Статус IFRA
Див. примітку

No IFRA Standard for the material itself (51st Amendment)

Фізичні властивості
Нота
Protea cynaroides (King Protea) is not commercially distilled for essential oil. Used as an evocative/fantasy note in perfumery, typically reconstructed from other materials.

У парфумерії

Protea is a fantasy heart modifier in abstract-floral and architectural compositions. It provides a non-sweet, non-indolic floral alternative: cool, mineral, and structured. Built from sheer green molecules, watery florals, and metallic-mineral modifiers. Useful in compositions that reject traditional floral warmth in favor of cooler, more conceptual beauty.

Роль у формулі
01модифікатор
02фірмова нота
03сполучний компонент
04формувач об’єму
Форми випуску
абсолют синтетичний акорд

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