Cactus

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Cactus in perfumery is a cool, watery-green accord—succulent, slightly vegetal and cucumber-like with a mineral/ozonic crispness and a faint aloe-like bitterness that evokes sun-warmed succulents, arid landscapes, and a clean, desert air. Typically used in top and heart notes to lend modern freshness and saline-vegetal juiciness, cactus accents brighten citrus, green and white-floral blends and provide a crisp, cooling contrast to warm woody or musky bases, adding an airy, open-space quality to compositions.

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