Scent Almanac
Rain
Cool, ozonic and watery-clean, like the air just before a summer shower. It's lighter and less earthy than petrichor.
- Made from
- A blended fragrance oil. No natural oil exists; 'rain' accords combine ozonic, watery and green notes and are lighter than earthy petrichor.
- Strength
- ●●●○○
- Cost
- Budget
- Moods
- RefreshingCalmingClean
- Seasons
- Spring, Summer
- Rooms
- Bedroom, Bathroom, Living room
No special cautions at normal use; follow your supplier's usage limits.
How it behaves
CandlesGood
Ozonic notes can smell thin at hot throw. A little vetiver or cedarwood gives them a floor.
Wax meltsGreat
Reed diffuserGreat
Room & linen sprayGreat
Electric (water) diffuserAvoid
Cold-process soapGood
Melt-and-pour soapGreat
Laundry & cleaningGood
Pairs well with
Petrichor
Middle · Earthy
Fragrance oil
Fresh-Cut Grass
Top · Green
Fragrance oil
Cucumber
Top · Green
Fragrance oil
Lavender
Middle · Floral
Essential oil
Lily of the Valley
Middle · Floral
Fragrance oil
Bergamot
Top · Citrus
Essential oil
Vetiver
Base · Earthy
Essential oil
Atlas Cedarwood
Base · Woody
Essential oil
Sea Salt
Top · Fresh & clean
Fragrance oil
Fresh Linen
Top · Fresh & clean
Fragrance oil
Don't have it? Try Petrichor, Sea Salt.
In these blends
A little lore
The sharp, clean smell before a thunderstorm is ozone, formed when lightning splits oxygen molecules in the air.