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Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis), also known as May Bells, Our Lady’s Tears, and Mary’s Tears, is a flowering plant native to the Northern Hemisphere, in Asia, and in Europe. It also goes by the name Muguet in French. Lily of the Valley is a popular source of oil used in making perfumes. In fact, famous perfume makers such as Dior make use of lily of the valley scent as a base for their perfumes.

Although one might think that it is related to the common flowering plant lily, it is actually not a true lily. It belongs to the family of asparagus, Asparagaceae. Lily of the Valley is an herbaceous plant with glossy green leaves. Its small, bell-shaped white flowers grown in clusters in a leafless stalk. The plant also bears berries that are orange to red. This plant grows close to each other and is often used as ground cover. Lily of the Valley is classified as a poisonous plant if ingested or consumed by humans and animals because of its cardiac glycosides content.

Lily of the Valley essential oil has a sweet, floral, fresh scent which is also described to be light and very feminine. This oil is extracted from the plant’s flowers. The oil’s key components are benzyl alcohol, citronellol, geranyl acetate, 2,3-dihydrofarnesol, (E)-cinnamyl alcohol, and (E)- and (Z)-isomers of phenylacetaldehyde oxime.