Sichuan Pepper

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Sichuan pepper is a bright, effervescent spice note that combines sharp lemony-citrus facets with a peppery, woody-herbal body and a characteristic tingling, slightly numbing, almost metallic sensation that feels electric on the skin. It evokes lively, animated spice—more aromatic and green than black pepper, with a floral-herbal undertone and subtle bitterness. In perfumery it is used as a top-to-heart accent to add prickle and lift, cutting through sweetness and bridging citrus to spicy or woody hearts; it pairs exceptionally well with citrus, ginger, cardamom, pink pepper, vetiver and woods to give compositions a fresh, modern, spicy signature and an unusual tingling character.

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