Scent Almanac
Fresh-Cut Grass
Sharp, sappy green, like a just-mowed lawn, with a slightly sweet edge. Cheaper versions can smell harsh or plasticky.
- Made from
- A blended fragrance oil. No natural cut-grass oil exists; it's built around 'green' aroma chemicals such as leaf alcohol.
- Strength
- ●●●●○
- Cost
- Budget
- Moods
- RefreshingNostalgicUplifting
- Seasons
- Spring, Summer
- Rooms
- Entryway, Kitchen, Living room
No special cautions at normal use; follow your supplier's usage limits.
How it behaves
CandlesGood
Wax meltsGreat
Reed diffuserGood
Room & linen sprayGood
Electric (water) diffuserAvoid
Cold-process soapWorkable
Green top notes often fade in cold process. Check your supplier's soap-testing notes before committing a batch.
Melt-and-pour soapGood
Laundry & cleaningWorkable
Pairs well with
Lemon
Top · Citrus
Essential oil
Lime
Top · Citrus
Essential oil
Spearmint
Top · Herbal
Essential oil
Cucumber
Top · Green
Fragrance oil
Rain
Top · Fresh & clean
Fragrance oil
Fresh Linen
Top · Fresh & clean
Fragrance oil
Fig Leaf
Middle · Green
Fragrance oil
Tomato Leaf
Top · Green
Fragrance oil
Bergamot
Top · Citrus
Essential oil
Honeysuckle
Middle · Floral
Fragrance oil
Don't have it? Try Tomato Leaf.
In these blends
Cottage Garden
Tomato vines, cut grass and armfuls of peonies and lilac in a May garden.
Peony · Lilac · Tomato Leaf · Fresh-Cut Grass · Oakmoss · Virginian Cedarwood
UpliftingNostalgicSpringSummer
Lilac Porch
Grandma's lilac hedge by the porch steps in late spring.
Lilac · Bergamot · Virginian Cedarwood · Honeysuckle · Fresh-Cut Grass · Vanilla
NostalgicCalmingSpring
A little lore
The smell of cut grass comes largely from 'green leaf volatiles' that leaves release the moment they are damaged.