Cinnamyl Alcohol

Aroma Chemicals

Cinnamyl Alcohol

Cinnamyl alcohol has a sweet balsamic-floral scent with light cinnamon and honey nuances, adding warmth and richness to floral and oriental perfumes.

Aroma ChemicalBaseCAS: 104-54-1

Odor Strength

Medium

Odor Type

Floral

IFRA Status

Restricted

51st Amendment

1.2% max in fine fragrance (cat 4) · dermal sensitization and systemic toxicity

PubChem reference

Functional Profile

How perfumers typically use Cinnamyl Alcohol in their compositions.

Support

31 formulas

0.4%4.0%8.2%

Bridge

27 formulas

0.8%3.7%6.7%

Blend

23 formulas

0.2%3.7%10.5%

Build

20 formulas

0.2%12.9%37.7%

Accent

11 formulas

0.2%0.5%0.8%

Enhance

9 formulas

0.4%3.3%6.3%

Modulate

7 formulas

0.8%4.7%12.8%

Common Formula Contexts

Fragrance styles and categories where Cinnamyl Alcohol appears most often.

Floral Bouquet

30 formulas

0.4%5.5%21.5%

Complex Composition

14 formulas

0.2%8.1%36.2%

Fresh Citrus

9 formulas

0.2%9.1%37.7%

Oriental Amber

6 formulas

0.2%2.5%7.1%

Woody Aromatic

3 formulas

0.3%2.7%7.1%

TGSC Descriptions

Mosciano, Gerard P&F 19, No. 6, 53, (1994): Cinnamon spice, floral, green and fermented with powdery balsamic nuances

Luebke, William tgsc, (1982): Sweet balsam hyacinth spicy green powdery cinnamic

Other Descriptions

Cinnamyl Alcohol

Pell Wall Perfumes: Warm-balsamic, floral-hyacinth and rose, sweet, mild almonds
Arctander says this: “widely used in perfume compositions, including many low-cost floral fragrances, soap perfumes, etc. blends excellently with amylsalicylate, phenylethylalcohol, aromatic propionates, benzoates, etc. generally as a modifier-blender with fair tenacity and moderate fixative value.”

Cinnamic Alcohol

Symrise: Sweet, balsamic, floral tending towards hyacinth

Moellhausen: Balsamic, sweet, aromatic, floreal, cinnamomum

PerfumersWorld: Sweet balsam hyacinth sweet-warm aromatic-floral balsamic slightly-spice-cinnamon
Blends-well-with - +melilot +estragon +peru +tolu +olibanum cinnamic alcohol balsams gums