Pink pepper

What does it smell like?

Brisk and aromatic rather than simply hot: pink pepper can lift a floral or woody perfume without making it smell like cooking spice.

What is it?

Pink pepper materials come from Schinus berries; the common name does not make them the same botanical material as black pepper.

The material

Aromatic Schinus berries.

Where does it come from?

Documented sourcing includes Brazil, Madagascar and Réunion.

Types and forms

Schinus terebinthifolia materials, essential oils and supercritical-fluid extracts. Product-specific botanical naming matters.

Natural and manufactured materials

Natural extracts exist, and perfumers can also reconstruct or support this scent with aroma materials. A listed note is not proof of a particular natural ingredient, species or extraction method.

How it is produced or composed

Berries may be distilled for oil or processed by supercritical CO2 extraction.

Its role in perfume

Often adds a lively opening and a spicy link into floral or woody hearts. Pyramid positions are useful tendencies, not fixed rules or performance guarantees.

Material type

• Natural material and perfume note

Documented regions

• Brazil
• Madagascar
• Réunion

Accords and scent relationships

• Spicy
• Pairings are editorial exploration ideas, not formula rules.