Synthetic Ingredients Lactones
Ingredient GuideIn the perfume industry, a scent described as creamy or milky will usually involve a material called a l...
Synthetic Ingredients
Synthetic Ingredients Synthetic Ingredients Petrichor
Ingredient GuideLike geosmin, it is described as the smell after rain. More precisely, petrichor is the scent that rises...
Synthetic Ingredients Geosmin
Ingredient GuideGeosmin, also rendered in Japanese as geosumin or jeosumin, is an organic compound that smells like the ...
Synthetic Ingredients Coumarin
Coumarin is a major component of tonka bean, with a scent described as warm almond, hay, or sakuramochi. Explore its characteristics and uses in perfumery.
Synthetic Ingredients Splendione
Learn about the synthetic fragrance material Splendione, the background to its development, its effects on jasmine-like scents, and examples of its use.
Synthetic Ingredients Paradisone
Learn about the synthetic fragrance material Paradisone and how it differs from Hedione, including its effects on floral scents and examples of its use in perfumes.
Synthetic Ingredients Ambroxide
Ambroxide is a fragrance ingredient known as one of the components behind the scent of ambergris. Learn about names such as Ambroxan and Ambrox, and its role in perfume.
Synthetic Ingredients Maltol / Ethyl Maltol
Ingredient GuideIn 1861, a substance extracted from the bark of larch was discovered. In 1894, it was named maltol. Malt...
Synthetic Ingredients Akigalawood
Ingredient GuideAkigalawood is a naturally derived fragrance ingredient developed by the bioscience team at Givaudan. It...