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Floral

Floral: the smell of flowers in general; the heart of many perfumes.

On record here, the word is carried by Iso E Super, methyl dihydrojasmonate (Hedione), α-terpineol, 2-phenylethyl alcohol (phenylethyl alcohol, PEA) and others. Each carrier says who uses the word and on what evidence: a source, the trade’s convention or the house’s own reading.

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Term
floral
perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

the trade’s shared vocabulary; the word as the records and sources use it

confidence B

Family
floral
perfumery convention

Classification of 1. top notes: a) citrus, b) aldehydic, c) fruity, d) green and e) herbaceous/herbal, 2. heart notes: a) floral light, b) floral green, c) floral fresh, d), floral fruity, e) floral heavy and f) floral woody and 3. bottom notes: a) aromatic, b) balsamic, c) moss/leather/animalic, d) musk, e) amber and f) wood.

ISO-2 · Stepanyuk A, Kirschning A · read 2026-09-30

the family name as the published classification the review gives (top, heart and bottom notes) spells it

confidence B

Definition
The smell of flowers in general; the heart of many perfumes.
house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the house’s own definition, written for this vocabulary

confidence C

Also written
slightly floral
as used

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the words the carriers below use for this term; each carrier names its own source

confidence B

Carried by
  • Iso E Super (as used: “floral”)
    documented

    Iso E Super® (33) | 59056-94-9 | woody, floral, ambergris, violet, old-wood, lemony (500 ng L−1)

    ISO-2 · Stepanyuk A, Kirschning A · read 2026-09-30

    the descriptors of Table 1 of the review for rac-33

    confidence A

  • methyl dihydrojasmonate (Hedione) (as used: “slightly floral”)
    documented

    hedione (methyl dihydrojasmonate), … has a fresh, citric and slightly floral scent – but is commonly categorized as a middle note

    KLE-1 · Kleoff M, Kiler P, Heretsch P · read 2026-09-30

    confidence A

  • α-terpineol (as used: “floral”)
    documented

    α-terpineol | CAS 98-55-5, 7785-53-7, 10482-56-1 | Odor quality: floral, citrus-like

    OT-1 · Kreissl J, Mall V, Steinhaus P, Steinhaus M · read 2026-09-30

    confidence A

  • 2-phenylethyl alcohol (phenylethyl alcohol, PEA) (as used: “floral”)
    documented

    2-phenylethanol | CAS 60-12-8 | Odor quality: floral, honey-like

    OT-1 · Kreissl J, Mall V, Steinhaus P, Steinhaus M · read 2026-09-30

    confidence A

  • jasmine absolute (as used: “floral”)
    house interpretation

    the house’s own reading, labelled as such

    the house’s own words in the essay; no descriptor source is filed

    where the site says it: /materials, “Jasminum grandiflorum”

    confidence C

  • rose absolute (as used: “floral”)
    house interpretation

    the house’s own reading, labelled as such

    the house’s own wording on the /materials rose card; a descriptor vocabulary with a convention source is later work (A_MASTER_PRODUCT_SPEC §3 Odor Descriptor)

    where the site says it: /materials, “The Precious Materials”

    confidence C

  • rose otto (rose oil; Bulgarsko rozovo maslo, PGI) (as used: “floral”)
    house interpretation

    the house’s own reading, labelled as such

    the house’s own wording on the /materials rose card; a descriptor vocabulary with a convention source is later work (A_MASTER_PRODUCT_SPEC §3 Odor Descriptor)

    where the site says it: /materials, “The Precious Materials”

    confidence C

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Sources

  1. ISO-2 · Stepanyuk A, Kirschning A. Synthetic terpenoids in the world of fragrances: Iso E Super® is the showcase. Beilstein J Org Chem. 2019;15:2590–2602. doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.15.252 · read 2026-09-30 · CC BY 4.0
  2. KLE-1 · Kleoff M, Kiler P, Heretsch P. Synthesis of odorants in flow and their applications in perfumery. Beilstein J Org Chem. 2022;18:754–768. doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.18.76 · read 2026-09-30 · CC BY 4.0
  3. OT-1 · Kreissl J, Mall V, Steinhaus P, Steinhaus M. Leibniz-LSB@TUM Odorant Database, Version 1.2. Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich: Freising, Germany, 2022. www.leibniz-lsb.de/en/databases/leibniz-lsbtum-o… · read 2026-09-30 · free of charge; scientific use encouraged with full acknowledgement; systematic download or reproduction needs written permission (its copyright page, read 2026-09-30): single values are cited with their references, the responses are not filed

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this record as data: /data/descriptor/floral.json · version 1 · updated 2026-09-30 · confidence B