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citrus

lemon balm

Lemon balm is a mint-family herb whose Latin name, Melissa, comes from the Greek for bee, a tribute to the bees its small flowers draw. Rubbed between the fingers, its leaves smell gently of lemon and green herb, softer and less sharp than lemon verbena, and the scarcity of the true oil leaves most melissa notes to other citral sources.

24
perfumes
lemon balm

Essentia catalog analysis

In compositions with this note

24 distinct perfumes with this note recorded.

Of the 24 perfumes in the catalog under this entry, 24 record a documented composition (at least three distinct notes or three distinct accords), spanning 1970 to 2022 across 16 distinct years.

Frequent companion notes

24 / 24 perfumes have at least one other recorded note.

  • Musk62.5%15 of 24 perfumes
  • Patchouli58.3%14 of 24 perfumes
  • Amber45.8%11 of 24 perfumes
  • Cedar45.8%11 of 24 perfumes
  • tobacco41.7%10 of 24 perfumes
  • Bergamot37.5%9 of 24 perfumes

Frequent accords

24 / 24 perfumes have at least one recorded accord.

  • sweet75%18 of 24 perfumes
  • aromatic66.7%16 of 24 perfumes
  • woody62.5%15 of 24 perfumes
  • citrus54.2%13 of 24 perfumes
  • fresh spicy45.8%11 of 24 perfumes
  • amber41.7%10 of 24 perfumes

These are recorded co-occurrences, not similarity scores, ingredient quantities or community preferences. Missing data is not evidence that a note or accord is absent.

How this is calculated

Each perfume counts once, even if a note appears at multiple pyramid levels. Percentages use the documented sample in each section, not the entire catalog. Associations can overlap and do not add up to 100%.

Rankings require at least 10 perfumes with relevant data; an association must occur in at least 3. Only the most frequent associations are shown.

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Compositions

Perfumes with lemon balm

Capim Limao E Hortela

Natura

Capim Limao E Hortela

2022

Sunset Yoko

Almah Parfums 1948

Sunset Yoko

2019

Farida

Jacques Battini

Farida

2018

Homem Sagaz

Natura

Homem Sagaz

2017

Bamboo & Green Tea

Amberfig

Bamboo & Green Tea

2015

Illuminé

Nancy Meiland Parfums

Illuminé

2014

New York Nights

Demeter Fragrance

New York Nights

2013

Silver Olibanum

Edgardio Chilini

Silver Olibanum

2012

Air Libra

CnR Create

Air Libra

2011

Coupling

Harvey Prince

Coupling

2011

Queen of Punk Botanical Perfume

Esscentual Alchemy

Queen of Punk Botanical Perfume

2010

No.3 Hungary Water

Angela Flanders

No.3 Hungary Water

2003

Floral Water Lemon Balm

Melvita

Floral Water Lemon Balm

2000

Melissa

Angela Flanders

Melissa

1995

Xanadu

Angela Flanders

Xanadu

1992

Hesperides

Angela Flanders

Hesperides

1990

Gi-Gi

May Fair Le Caire

Gi-Gi

1970

Demonic Slayer

Teufels Kuche

Demonic Slayer

0
Calabash

Essenzialmente Laura

Calabash

0
Plutonian

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Plutonian

0
Alana Patel

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Alana Patel

0
Palermo Don Corleone

Abdes Salaam Attars Perfumes

Palermo Don Corleone

0
Meerschaum

Soivohle

Meerschaum

0
French Mastic

Queen B

French Mastic

0