How is this lavender oil used in perfumery?

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Lavender is the foundational heart note of the fougère, herbal and aromatic fragrance families — used in more perfumes than any other single herbal oil. Perfumery Role FunctionDetailFamily foundationFougère, herbal, aromatic — core heartAccord partnerCitrus (bergamot, lemon), woods (vetiver, cedar), coumarin, oakmossGender reachBoth masculine and feminine linesTypical dose1–10% in perfume concentrate depending on compositionIts sweet-linalool heart gives freshness, while the woody-herbaceous base adds a clean, masculine backbone. Lavender is equally at home in men's fougères (the classic barbershop profile) and in clean, modern unisex lines.Send us your fragrance brief and our perfumery desk will suggest an accord and dose using this exact batch's GC-MS.

Function	Detail
Family foundation	Fougère, herbal, aromatic — core heart
Accord partner	Citrus (bergamot, lemon), woods (vetiver, cedar), coumarin, oakmoss
Gender reach	Both masculine and feminine lines
Typical dose	1–10% in perfume concentrate depending on composition

How is this lavender oil used in perfumery?

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