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.

Essentia catalog analysis
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.
24 / 24 perfumes have at least one other recorded note.
24 / 24 perfumes have at least one recorded accord.
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.
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.
Compositions

Natura
Capim Limao E Hortela
2022

Almah Parfums 1948
Sunset Yoko
2019

Jacques Battini
Farida
2018

Natura
Homem Sagaz
2017

Amberfig
Bamboo & Green Tea
2015

Nancy Meiland Parfums
Illuminé
2014

Demeter Fragrance
New York Nights
2013

Edgardio Chilini
Silver Olibanum
2012

CnR Create
Air Libra
2011

Harvey Prince
Coupling
2011

Esscentual Alchemy
Queen of Punk Botanical Perfume
2010
Angela Flanders
No.3 Hungary Water
2003

Melvita
Floral Water Lemon Balm
2000

Angela Flanders
Melissa
1995

Angela Flanders
Xanadu
1992

Angela Flanders
Hesperides
1990

May Fair Le Caire
Gi-Gi
1970

Teufels Kuche
Demonic Slayer
0
Essenzialmente Laura
Calabash
0
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab
Plutonian
0
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab
Alana Patel
0
Abdes Salaam Attars Perfumes
Palermo Don Corleone
0
Soivohle
Meerschaum
0
Queen B
French Mastic
0