Geosmin

Aroma Chemicals

Geosmin

Delivers the quintessential scent of fresh earth after rain, with an intensely diffusive, wet soil character that evokes petrichor and freshly plowed fields.

Aroma ChemicalBaseCAS: 23333-91-7

Odor Strength

High

Odor Type

Earthy

Soil

Functional Profile

How perfumers typically use Geosmin in their compositions.

Accent

5 formulas

0.0%0.1%0.1%

Modulate

2 formulas

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Build

1 formulas

0.2%0.2%0.2%

Common Formula Contexts

Fragrance styles and categories where Geosmin appears most often.

Complex Composition

2 formulas

0.0%0.1%0.2%

Fresh Citrus

1 formulas

0.1%0.1%0.1%

Floral Bouquet

1 formulas

0.1%0.1%0.1%

Oriental Amber

1 formulas

0.0%0.0%0.0%

Woody Aromatic

1 formulas

0.0%0.0%0.0%

TGSC Descriptions

Luebke, William tgsc, (1995): Freshly plowed soil earthy

Other Descriptions

Geosmin 1%

Pell Wall Perfumes: Fresh, earthy, wet
Geosmin is the scent of a freshly ploughed field, the first rain after a dry period, damp and deceptively powerful. geosmin doesn’t seem particularly strong when you sniff the 1% solution, but even a drop or two will have yourn neighbours wondering whether it’s raining. traces in a fragrance can give you a unique effect and greatly increase diffusion. like nothing else and very special indeed.

Geosmin 10%

Pell Wall Perfumes: Fresh, earthy, wet. very diffusive and powerful
First isolated by bush boake allen (now part of iff) and notoriously difficult to buy in small quantities. here at 1% in DPG, this is geosmin bought pure from iff, diluted by pell wall and still so strong it must be used with caution. we recommend you dilute to 0.1% or even less for blending.