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Quick answers
What is Citrus?
Bergamot, lemon, yuzu peel — the bright opening of cologne, watched by IFRA for phototoxicity.
EDP vs EDT — what changes?
Concentration is oil in alcohol, not a quality score. EDT (about 5–15%) shows more top; EDP (about 15–20%) shows more heart and base. Houses vary; this is not a lab assay.
How should I wear Citrus?
One or two sprays on skin or cloth — sternum or hair, not a cloud in a lift. Let it turn an hour before you add more.
Which season fits?
Hot weather, morning. The family is happier as cologne and EDT than as a heavy EDP.
Does skin chemistry change it?
Yes. Warm, moist skin amplifies sweet and spice; dry or cool skin can turn the same juice woody, soapy or short. Test on your skin, not only a blotter.
What about IFRA and oakmoss?
Some citrus oils are phototoxic. IFRA limits leave-on doses. Do not treat cologne as sunscreen, and do not use this page as a safety sheet.
An accord is a geometry. Citrus is rose, jasmine, sandalwood, oud, vetiver, musk or amber stacked on purpose.
Naturals and molecules share the same pyramid; IFRA draws some of the lines.
Accords
- Classic cologne — Bergamot-lemon-neroli-petitgrain-rosemary.
- Hedione citrus — Eau Sauvage air.
- Grapefruit sport — Sulfury peel + dihydromyrcenol.
- Neroli resort — Distilled blossom as a beach luxury.
- Earl Grey — Bergamot tea, wearable as well as drinkable.
Materials
- Bergamot — Citrus bergamia peel, Calabria; the cologne key.
- Lemon / orange / lime — Cold-pressed peels; phototoxic unless treated.
- Neroli — Steam-distilled bitter-orange flower.
- Petitgrain — Leaf-twig oil of the same tree.
- Hedione — Keeps citrus from dying in ten minutes.
- Bergapten-free bergamot — Furocoumarin-reduced IFRA-minded oil.
Smell the materials before you trust a note list on a box of Citrus.
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