I was asked recently to provide thoughts on some aroma-chemicals, samples of which had been given out at an event. I wasn’t familiar with all of them but this is what I provided:
Ozonil - aka waxy nitrile - this isn't a material I use but I gather it's very powerful so you want a 1% dilution and it lasts for ages too. Concentrated it has a reputation for smelling rather unpleasant but you should get to an orangy, sea-breeze scent if you dilute far enough.
Cyclogalbanat - this is a galbanum replacer - again not one I routinely use - I normally use IFFs Galbanum Coeur but I believe this is similar. 10% dilution.
Timberol - this is also known as Norlimanol and one of my favourite synthetics. Chandler Burr described it as 'the scent of dryness', very strong, very persistent dry woody scent. I use mine at a 10% dilution, but you might want to start with less - 5% or even 2% as it is quite potent. One of the most useful woody base notes because it's so clean.
Florazon - this is another one I use regularly, though I know it as Floralozone which is more descriptive. I keep it at 10% and use in moderation in many florals and marine accords. It is beneficial in tiny amounts in almost anything as a brightener but it's easy to overdo it: one more drop and suddenly your perfume smells like varnish. Neat it smells dreadful.
Claritone - a clary sage replacer that I'm not familiar with - I'll be interested to learn more.
Vertacetal coeur - also called Floropal this is a citrusy floral mainly used in functional products - again not one that I use.
Melonal - also called melon aldehyde and something I've been wanting to try for a while - very powerful so best diluted to 1% or less it's also pretty persistent. More used in flavours than fragrances but the odour is very fresh and clean: I'm using cucumber aldehyde (trans-2-cis-6-nonadienal), Calone and Ultrazur at the moment but this one is meant to be equally good for fresh-air type notes and better for melon ones. If it is as strong as the nonadienal you'll need an even greater dilution or it will overwhelm everything else. It's a mix of three related chemicals rather than a single molecule.
I thought these might be of interest to others and if there are some further impressions of these same materials I thought I might collate them and either add them to or create threads in the Single Note Exploration forum for them.
Ozonil - aka waxy nitrile - this isn't a material I use but I gather it's very powerful so you want a 1% dilution and it lasts for ages too. Concentrated it has a reputation for smelling rather unpleasant but you should get to an orangy, sea-breeze scent if you dilute far enough.
Cyclogalbanat - this is a galbanum replacer - again not one I routinely use - I normally use IFFs Galbanum Coeur but I believe this is similar. 10% dilution.
Timberol - this is also known as Norlimanol and one of my favourite synthetics. Chandler Burr described it as 'the scent of dryness', very strong, very persistent dry woody scent. I use mine at a 10% dilution, but you might want to start with less - 5% or even 2% as it is quite potent. One of the most useful woody base notes because it's so clean.
Florazon - this is another one I use regularly, though I know it as Floralozone which is more descriptive. I keep it at 10% and use in moderation in many florals and marine accords. It is beneficial in tiny amounts in almost anything as a brightener but it's easy to overdo it: one more drop and suddenly your perfume smells like varnish. Neat it smells dreadful.
Claritone - a clary sage replacer that I'm not familiar with - I'll be interested to learn more.
Vertacetal coeur - also called Floropal this is a citrusy floral mainly used in functional products - again not one that I use.
Melonal - also called melon aldehyde and something I've been wanting to try for a while - very powerful so best diluted to 1% or less it's also pretty persistent. More used in flavours than fragrances but the odour is very fresh and clean: I'm using cucumber aldehyde (trans-2-cis-6-nonadienal), Calone and Ultrazur at the moment but this one is meant to be equally good for fresh-air type notes and better for melon ones. If it is as strong as the nonadienal you'll need an even greater dilution or it will overwhelm everything else. It's a mix of three related chemicals rather than a single molecule.
I thought these might be of interest to others and if there are some further impressions of these same materials I thought I might collate them and either add them to or create threads in the Single Note Exploration forum for them.
