Aroma ChemicalSmokyBase note
Guaiacol.
Presents a powerful phenolic character with smoky, medicinal facets, warm vanilla undertones, and pronounced woody-spicy nuances.
CAS Registry
90-05-1
Odor Strength
High
Pyramid
Base
IFRA Status
Unrestricted
Cat 4 · Fine fragranceFrom the literature
TGSC, suppliers, and others, quoted as filed.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 22, No. 3, 47, (1997)“Phenolic, smoky, spicy, medicinal, vanilla and savory meaty with a woody nuance”
Luebke, William tgsc, (1996)“Phenolic smoke spice vanilla woody”
Moellhausen“Aromatic, phenolic”
PerfumersWorld“Aromatic phenolic burnt”
Pell Wall Perfumes“Warm, smoky, vanilla, phenolic, soft, woody. very powerful arctander gives some indication of the uses: “this phenolether is used in perfume compositions in very modest amounts for certain floral types, such as cananga and ylangylang, minute traces in lilac, narcissus, lily, etc. it is also useful in carnation, while somewhat higher proportions can be used in spice complexes. it is accompanied by the usual draw-backs of simple phenols sensitivity to alkali, air, daylight, iron, etc.””
Functional profile
How perfumers typically use Guaiacol — concentration ranges (min · median · max) across community formulas.
Accent
4 formulas
Common formula contexts
Fragrance styles and categories where Guaiacol appears most often.
Fresh Citrus
1 formula
Floral Bouquet
1 formula
Complex Composition
1 formula
Oriental Amber
1 formula
