Aroma ChemicalHerbalMiddle note
Safranal.
Possesses a distinctive spicy-herbal character with woody, phenolic, and camphoreous facets that capture the essence of precious saffron spice.
CAS Registry
116-26-7
Odor Strength
High
Pyramid
Middle
IFRA Status
Restricted
Cat 4 · Fine fragranceFrom the literature
TGSC, suppliers, and others, quoted as filed.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 19, No. 6, 53, (1994)“Woody, spicy, phenolic, camphoreous, medicinal and powdery with an herbal undernote”
Luebke, William tgsc, (2009)“Fresh herbal phenolic metallic rosemary tobacco spicy”
Moellhausen“Ongly herbal-spicy, somewhat floral; reminiscent of crocus flower; typical of saffron”
Functional profile
How perfumers typically use Safranal — concentration ranges (min · median · max) across community formulas.
Accent
6 formulas
Build
3 formulas
Common formula contexts
Fragrance styles and categories where Safranal appears most often.
Oriental Amber
4 formulas
Complex Composition
3 formulas
Floral Bouquet
1 formula
