NaturalCitrusTop note
Gamma-Terpinene.
Displays a refreshing, herbaceous-citrusy character with prominent lemon-lime facets, tropical warmth, and a distinctive terpenic backdrop.
CAS Registry
99-85-4
Odor Strength
Medium
Pyramid
Top
IFRA Status
Unrestricted
Cat 4 · Fine fragranceFrom the literature
TGSC, suppliers, and others, quoted as filed.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 18, No. 1, 43, (1993)“Terpy, sweet, citrus, with tropical and lime nuances”
Luebke, William tgsc, (1989)“Oily woody terpene lemon/lime tropical herbal”
Pell Wall Perfumes“Fresh, herbaceous, citrusy, terpy, sweet, tropical and lime, woody arctander says: “this isomer is the highest boiling of the terpinenes. it has a refreshingly herbaceous-citrusy odor, not as lemony as the alpha-isomer, but somewhat warmer” and warns that “it is easily oxidized to the less desirable para-cymene.””
Functional profile
How perfumers typically use Gamma-Terpinene — concentration ranges (min · median · max) across community formulas.
Accent
6 formulas
Enhance
3 formulas
Build
1 formula
Common formula contexts
Fragrance styles and categories where Gamma-Terpinene appears most often.
Complex Composition
5 formulas
Fresh Citrus
1 formula
Floral Bouquet
1 formula
