Flouve Absolute 40%

Anthoxanthum odoratum L.

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The complex aroma of our Flouve Absolute is powerful, sweet, herbaceous and coumarin-rich, with notes of freshly cut hay, honey, mild tobacco, and gingerbread. This diffusive, multi-layered and very tenacious absolute is a rare and intriguing addition to the perfumer's palette.

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Selected size SKU:329-015 - Flouve Absolute 40% 15 ml (1/2 oz)

Sample 1 ml (1/30 oz)
$3.00
5 ml (1/6 oz)
$9.00
15 ml (1/2 oz)
$31.00
30 ml (1 oz)
$53.25
59.14 ml (2 oz)
$92.75
118.29 ml (4 oz)
$166.00
236.58 ml (8 oz)
$296.75
473.17 ml (16 oz)
$537.75
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The complex aroma of our Flouve Absolute is powerful, sweet, herbaceous and coumarin-rich, with notes of freshly cut hay, honey, mild tobacco, and gingerbread. This diffusive, multi-layered and very tenacious absolute is a rare and intriguing addition to the perfumer's palette. Flouve Absolute is known for its high concentration of coumarin, an aromatic lactone which gives it its characteristic 'new mown hay' aroma.

Flouve, also known as Sweet Vernalgrass, is a close relative of North American Sweetgrass[1] and grows wild in grasslands in most temperate regions of the world. Our French producer has developed an exclusive partnership with farmers in the Landes region of southwestern France, who cultivate fields dedicated entirely to this crop. Over several harvests between May and September, the plants are cut and air-dried for several days, then baled before extraction.

'New mown hay' or foin coupé perfume was popular at the turn of the 20th century, with coumarin comprising an important part of the sweet, hay-like aroma.[2] Foin coupé is French for ‘cut hay’ and is often specified as the botanical name of another closely related grass from the Poaceae family that is the source for Hay Absolute. Flouve Absolute is significantly higher in coumarin than Hay Absolute, and also contains trace amounts of vanillin, resulting in more gourmand aromatic qualities.

Coumarin is 'glycosidically bound' and not volatile when grasses are living and green but is only liberated when the plant material is cut and dried. This is when enzymatic action occurs, breaking the chemical bonds and releasing the fragrance of a thousand blades of vernal grass.[3],[4] Tonka Bean is another aromatic material that is noted for its coumarin content and shares scent nuances similar to some found in Flouve.

In natural perfumery compositions, Flouve Absolute delivers a very powerful herbaceous odor with gourmand facets, wielding persistent ethereal effects that allow it to combine well with opulent floral notes like Jasmine and Orange Blossom.[5] Arctander calls it “unquestionably one of the most interesting ‘natural’ perfumery materials” with an odor “so rich and complex that one can keep finding notes in it.”[6]

PLEASE NOTE: Flouve Absolute is intended for use in perfumery only. This product is 40% Flouve Absolute diluted in 60% TEC (triethyl citrate), a natural ester of citric acid that aids solubility.

1 Rhind, Jennifer Peace. Aromatherapeutic Blending  Essential Oils in Synergy, 2016, p. 261.

2 Rhind, Jennifer Peace. Fragrance and Wellbeing, 2014, p. 282.

3 Poucher, W.A. Perfumes Cosmetics and Soaps, Vol. II, 4th ed., 1932, p. 178-9.

4 Rhind, Jennifer Peace. Aromatherapeutic Blending  Essential Oils in Synergy, 2016, p. 261.

5 Industry communication.

6 Arctander, Steffen. Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, 1960, pp. 250-251.

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Customer Reviews

Raisin bran

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This is a very gourmand heavy smell. Kind of thick coming out. I smell the sweet vanilla touched hay smell that is shared in tonka, but there is a fruitiness to this that I can only describe as Raisin Bran smelling. Probably a similar smell to what someone else said before as a figgy jam smell

Review by Fatimah 8/18/2025

Lovely

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When I got this sample, so many different ideas of how to use it rushed into my mind. I am working on probably 3 different ones. I can't wait to see what finally pans out. I keep getting ideas for both men & women's fragrances.

Review by ParisPerfumeCo 8/8/2025

#Magnífic Coumarin

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Decadent/addictive coumarin (natural) with notes of toasted caramel, honey, soft vainilla and grass, extremely diffusive and long lasting, very long lasting!!! .... please keep it in stock forever Eden :D

Review by Juana 6/10/2025

In love

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This reminds me of my grandpa - he was a rancher who as outside all day, leather-brown skin, and smoked a pipe. The hay remains while the scent shifts and mellows on the skin. It is almost cloying but doesn't quite cross into that territory. I bought this for a specific creation but it is inspiring so many possibilities. Really appreciate the price on this.

Review by Sadee 10/25/2024

Intensely rich honey

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This has such a rich smell. Out of the bottle, I get blasted with honey and fresh tobacco. On the skin, it's that for 1 hour, then the honey note fades into coumarin and hay, and i could detect the other complex notes. Really fun coumarin note in perfume

Review by blake 1/27/2024

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