Helvetolide

Aroma Chemicals

Helvetolide

Presents a sophisticated, modern musky character with distinctive fruity-pear facets that bridges the gap between traditional and contemporary musk aesthetics.

Aroma ChemicalBaseCAS: 141773-73-1

Odor Strength

Medium

Odor Type

Musk

Functional Profile

How perfumers typically use Helvetolide in their compositions.

Build

17 formulas

1.0%13.0%48.6%

Blend

16 formulas

0.5%4.2%6.2%

Enhance

15 formulas

1.5%5.2%10.0%

Support

11 formulas

0.5%4.0%7.8%

Common Formula Contexts

Fragrance styles and categories where Helvetolide appears most often.

Fresh Citrus

13 formulas

0.5%7.3%14.6%

Floral Bouquet

7 formulas

6.2%10.9%24.5%

Complex Composition

5 formulas

1.5%13.3%48.6%

Oriental Amber

3 formulas

0.6%5.9%12.4%

Woody Aromatic

1 formulas

1.0%1.0%1.0%

TGSC Descriptions

Luebke, William tgsc, (1996): Musk ambrette fruity pear woody floral

Other Descriptions

Helvetolide

Firmenich: A sophisticated, modern musky note with a fruity pear aspect. olfactively, between ambrettolide and ethylene brassylate
This musk performs particularly well in liquid applications (alcohol solution, shampoo, body wash) and emulsions. it is one of the few “top note” musks.

Pell Wall Perfumes: Musk-ambrette, rich, fruity-pear
Works well in combination with other musks, having a synergistic effect with several of them (including, exaltone exaltolide and habanolide for example), so that very small doses can be an effective boost to a musk complex. description from firmenich: “a sophisticated, modern musky note with a fruity pear aspect. olfactively, between ambrettolide and ethylene brassylate. use: this musk performs particularly well in liquid applications (alcohol solution, shampoo, body wash) and emulsions. it is one of the few top note’ musks.” according to arcadi boix camps it is “absolutely unique” and “very diffusive”.

Moellhausen: A sophisticated, modern musky note with a fruity pear aspect. olfactively, between ambrettolide and ethylene brassylate