VANILLA FLOWER

Vanilla Flower is a soft, floral interpretation of the vanilla orchid (Vanilla planifolia) before its pods mature. Its scent is delicate, creamy, and lightly powdery, combining white floral freshness with gourmand undertones of sweet pollen and green petal sap. Used as a heart note, it bridges floral and gourmand elements, lending natural sweetness and romantic warmth to compositions.

History & Production: Since vanilla’s flower itself offers minimal scent compared to its cured beans, Vanilla Flower is simulated by blending light floral molecules (like floral esters, coumarin, ionones) with vanillin derivatives and trace musks. Perfumers use this accord to soften and floralize richer vanilla bases, adding elegance and freshness to gourmand or orientals.