Indole
Synthetics
img: perfumersworldIndole smells like a strong, animalic floral with hints of mothballs, jasmine, and musk, and a slightly fecal undertone.
TGSC Descriptions
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
Other Descriptions
Indole
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.”
