Synthetics
Exhibits a powerfully animalic and fecal character that transforms into narcotic floral beauty at extreme dilutions, reminiscent of jasmine's most intoxicating facets
Odor Strength
High ,Recommend Smelling In A 1.00 % Solution Or Less
Odor Type
Animal
How perfumers typically use Indole in their compositions.
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Fragrance styles and categories where Indole appears most often.
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Mosciano, Gerard P&F 26, No. 3, 80, (2001): Pungent, floral, slightly naphtha and mothball like with a fecal and animalic musty character
Luebke, William tgsc, (1982): Animal floral moth ball fecal naphthelene
Moellhausen: Penetrating, animal, faecal
PerfumersWorld: Strong moth ball naphthelene erogenic-floral animal narcotic-floral jasmine slightly musk fecal
Blends-well-with - +phenyl acetic acid +mimosa
Pell Wall Perfumes: Animalic, floral-heady, faecal, naphthelene / moth-balls
Arctander writes extensively about this material; here are a couple of extracts: “extremely diffusive and powerful odor, almost tarry-repulsive and choking when concentrated, but in concentrations lower than 0.1%. or in compositions, it shows powerful floral notes and pleasant radiation. good tenacity, in spite of the volatility at room temperature.”