Aroma ChemicalMuskyBase note
Celestolide.
Delivers a warm, rich musk with a distinctive powdery-fruity character and subtle animalic undertones that provide exceptional longevity
CAS Registry
13171-00-1
Odor Strength
Medium
Pyramid
Base
IFRA Status
Unrestricted
Cat 4 · Fine fragranceFrom the literature
TGSC, suppliers, and others, quoted as filed.
Luebke, William tgsc, (1984)“Animal musk cedar ambergris woody”
IFF“This musk has warmth, brilliance, richness and strength. good stability. musk, powdery, fruity note”
PerfumersWorld“Warm sweet musk rich sour animal flat powdery plastic”
Taytonn ASCC“Animalic/ animal, fruity, musk/ musky, powder/ powdery”
Pell Wall Perfumes“Powdery, fruity, slightly animalic, bright, clean arctander notes that it “does not discolor soaps or other mildly alkaline products.” . he describes it as having a “mild, sweet-musky odor with a faint, animal undertone and good tenacity. relatively stable under normal conditions in perfume creations. may develop a slightly sour note during storage, a note which is appreciated by some perfumers, disliked by others.” his suggested usage levels are from 0.5% to 3% but he also comments that “certain perfume types may benefit from considerably higher content of celestolide””
Functional profile
How perfumers typically use Celestolide — concentration ranges (min · median · max) across community formulas.
Support
3 formulas
Blend
2 formulas
Accent
2 formulas
Common formula contexts
Fragrance styles and categories where Celestolide appears most often.
Fresh Citrus
3 formulas
Floral Bouquet
1 formula
