Ginger is a natural raw material spicy perfume note. It is sourced from People's Republic of China, Jamaica, Japan, Madagascar.
What does Ginger smell like?+
Zesty, spicy, lemony, dynamic, could have a soapy hint.
How is Ginger obtained?+
Ginger is obtained by steam distillation, using the rhizomes, fresh or dry.
Is Ginger a top, heart, or base note?+
Ginger is most often used as a top note. Across 5,451 fragrances on Noteboxd it is listed as a top note in 3,276, a heart note in 2,002, and a base note in 173.
Popular fragrances featuring Ginger include Copper by Comme Des Garçons, Baptême Du Feu by Serge Lutens, Blue Talisman by Ex Nihilo, Voce Viva by Valentino, ranked by community score on Noteboxd.
How many fragrances contain Ginger?+
Ginger is featured in 8,069 fragrances on Noteboxd.
The fragrance of ginger is distinctly fresh and spicy, offering a sparkling top note to complex accords. Used across both men’s and women’s scents, ginger is an unmistakably zesty note that evokes a sort of olfactory duality: bitingly light and lemony, yet deeply pungent and peppery.
The spicy fragrance of ginger has wafted through our kitchens since Antiquity, with tropical and sub-tropical regions of Asia having enjoyed the delightfully zesty spice since the beginning of recorded human history. Ginger eventually made its way to Europe in the 1st century, when the ancient Romans discovered it while trading with India. However, it was soon forgotten after the collapse of the Roman Empire and only rediscovered by its European audience when Marco Polo brought it back from his travels eastward. During the Middle Ages, ginger was heralded for its supposed magical abilities and aphrodisiac qualities. Thought to ward off plague, the spice became so popular that it found its new home at the dinner table alongside salt and pepper.
A flowering plant with fleshy rhizomes grown in China, Japan, Laos, Jamaica, Africa, and—especially—Madagascar. The herbaceous plant grows to about one meter in height, flaunting long, narrow leaf blades. The ginger roots are cleaned, peeled, and sometimes dried before being steam distilled.