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Indole.
Indole is a powerful perfumery material known for its contrasting nature—dirty at strength, yet exquisite in traces. it is essential for creating realistic, intoxicating floral fragrances, lending richness and complexity that pure floral notes cannot achieve alone.
From the literature
TGSC, suppliers, and others, quoted as filed.
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.””
Functional profile
How perfumers typically use Indole — concentration ranges (min · median · max) across community formulas.
Accent
26 formulas
Modulate
23 formulas
Enhance
9 formulas
Build
2 formulas
