Steam-distilled from the fruit of Litsea cubeba, organically produced in China: a bright, lemony oil rich in citral, used by perfumers to anchor the fleeting top notes of true citrus.
At a glance
Citrus top notes are beautiful and brief, gone almost as soon as they arrive. Litsea, also called May Chang, is the oil that holds them in place: a lemon-scented note that perfumers and soap makers use to anchor the…