Scented ingredient in some hand creams and shampoos (7)

I believe the answer is:

freesia

(Other definitions for freesia that I've seen before include "Highly scented flower" , "Scented plant from South Africa" , "Scented South African plant" , "Plant of the iris genus" , "Fragrant flower (sounds rather cold?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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