Benzyl Alcohol (Ba)

Aroma Chemicals

Benzyl Alcohol (Ba)

Benzyl alcohol smells like a delicate, slightly sweet and floral scent with hints of rose and jasmine.

Aroma ChemicalMiddleCAS: 100-51-6

Odor Strength

Medium

Odor Type

Floral

Rose

Functional Profile

How perfumers typically use Benzyl Alcohol (Ba) in their compositions.

Support

25 formulas

0.5%7.3%25.2%

Blend

23 formulas

1.9%11.8%23.5%

Modulate

7 formulas

1.2%14.0%64.4%

Build

4 formulas

1.5%4.4%8.0%

Common Formula Contexts

Fragrance styles and categories where Benzyl Alcohol (Ba) appears most often.

Floral Bouquet

19 formulas

0.8%9.3%23.5%

Complex Composition

8 formulas

1.6%16.1%64.4%

Oriental Amber

3 formulas

1.5%6.6%15.0%

Fresh Citrus

2 formulas

1.5%1.6%1.6%

Woody Aromatic

2 formulas

0.5%0.8%1.2%

TGSC Descriptions

Mosciano, Gerard P&F 15, No. 4, 59, (1990): Sweet, floral, fruity with chemical nuances

Luebke, William tgsc, (1981): Floral rose phenolic balsamic

Other Descriptions

Benzyl Alcohol

Moellhausen: Delicate, sweet, aromatic floral (jasmin notes)

Pell Wall Perfumes: Floral-rose, phenolic, balsamic, mild and with only a very slight almond note
Benzyl alcohol appears in many flower and herb gc and headspace analyses and appears to act as a natural fixative and blending agent in flower scents: it can be used in a similar way in fragrance creation. this is fragrance grade material of high purity: when benzyl alcohol develops a distinct almond note it is due to the formation of benzaldehyde if this happens discard it and buy fresh.