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Molecule 04

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Category: Skin

Molecule 04 consists of Javanol, pure and singular. 

Javanol is a sandalwood-type molecule that retains the radiance and endurance of natural sandalwood but is sheer and transparent like no sandalwood in nature. 

Javanol does not exist in nature and was created in a laboratory at Givaudan in 1996. 

Javanol, in Molecule 04 100ml, oozes with clarity and spaciousness in an immersive experience that speaks to all five senses. 

"What I love about Javanol is its almost psychedelic freshness. It smells as if liquid grapefruit peel were poured over a bed of velvety cream-coloured roses," says perfumer Geza Schoen. 

Fragrances in our Molecule line are ultra-minimalist, containing just one aroma-molecule.

"We are bombarded with technology and information; it has become an addiction, something that was once seductive but is now controlling us. The result is that we are starting to appreciate things that detangle the complexities of our lives. We are starting to value minimalism in a new, deeper way," adds Geza Schoen.

Molecule fragrances are an antidote to the overindulgent fragrance fanfare, and Molecule 04 is a symbol of this, bringing clarity with its spacial freshness, delivering purity and precision through a single aroma-molecule that is simple in the formula yet entrancingly complex in olfactory experience it induces. 

In an era where overstimulation has become the norm, Molecule 04 presents a welcome retreat. Its singular composition strips away the unnecessary, leaving only the essence of pure, modern sandalwood. This refined simplicity resonates with those seeking a fragrance experience that's both contemporary and timeless—an intimate yet expansive scent that evolves on the skin, revealing layers of freshness and warmth as it settles.

Creamy, woody and radiant — Molecule 04 100ml takes Javanol to a new metallic dimension and has a different kind of freshness that you'll come to crave. 

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 11 reviews)

Natalie O. ★★★★★

The transparency of this is what got me—it reads almost like water on skin but that sandalwood warmth keeps blooming for hours. I catch whiffs of it on my sleeve at the end of the day and it's still so clean, not heavy or sticky like most woods.

Alexander V. ★★★★★

I dabbed this on after a shower and the sandalwood warmth lingered into the evening, but it never felt heavy or cloying. The Javanol really is sheer—like a whisper of wood that you catch again hours later out of nowhere.

Hazel ★★★★★

The sheer transparency of this is what got me—it sits so close to the skin but somehow radiates for hours without ever turning cloying. I put it on before bed and could still catch that soft, sandalwood warmth on my wrist the next morning.