- Latin name
- Psidium guajava
- Family
- Myrtle family (Myrtaceae)
- Origin
- the scent is created in the laboratory
- Parts used
- no material is obtained from the fruit
- Raw materials
- tropical fruity accords
- Extraction
- synthesis
- Olfactory group
- fruity (tropical)
- Position in the pyramid
- top note and heart
- Synthetic substitutes
- fruity esters, tropical molecules
Guava is a tropical fruit from Central and South America with green skin and pink or white flesh full of small seeds. Its scent is so strong that a ripe guava fills a whole room; in perfume it is recreated as an accord.
How it smells: juicy, sweet and faintly musky: tropical flesh, shades of pear, strawberry and pineapple, a light green note of the skin. Guava sounds bright, exotic and very appetising.
Guava is a relative of myrtle, the clove tree and eucalyptus. So a faintly spicy, green facet runs through its aroma, making the fruity sweetness more interesting and natural.
What it pairs with: with passion fruit and mango — tropical compositions, with rose and peony — juicy florals, with pink pepper — piquant freshness, with coconut — a beach mood, with musk — light summer fragrances.
Good to know: guava is one of the richest fruits in vitamin C: it contains several times more than an orange.
