Aroma ChemicalmintyTop note
(R)-(+)-Pulegone.
Delivers a potent minty freshness with distinctive sulfurous and metallic undertones that evoke crushed pennyroyal leaves.
CAS Registry
89-82-7
Odor Strength
High
Pyramid
Top
IFRA Status
Unrestricted
Cat 4 · Fine fragranceFrom the literature
TGSC, suppliers, and others, quoted as filed.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 16, No. 1, 31, (1991)“Minty, sulfuraceous, sweet with metallic buchu nuances”
Luebke, William tgsc, (1985)“Peppermint camphor fresh herbal buchu”
Functional profile
How perfumers typically use (R)-(+)-Pulegone — concentration ranges (min · median · max) across community formulas.
Accent
2 formulas
Build
1 formula
Common formula contexts
Fragrance styles and categories where (R)-(+)-Pulegone appears most often.
Fresh Citrus
1 formula
Complex Composition
1 formula