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Vetival

Aroma Chemicals

Vetival

Presents a refined, woody vetiver character with distinctive floral and waxy facets that bring freshness and sophistication to fragrance compositions

Aroma ChemicalBaseCAS: 4927-39-3

Odor Strength

Medium

Odor Type

Woody

Vetiver

Functional Profile

How perfumers typically use Vetival in their compositions.

Accent

2 formulas

1.1%1.1%1.1%

Support

1 formulas

1.0%1.0%1.0%

Common Formula Contexts

Fragrance styles and categories where Vetival appears most often.

Floral Bouquet

1 formulas

1.0%1.0%1.0%

Oriental Amber

1 formulas

1.1%1.1%1.1%

TGSC Descriptions

Luebke, William tgsc, (1987): Floral woody vetiver waxy

Other Descriptions

Vetival

Symrise: Woody, vetiver, citrus, floral. gives a clean freshness to vetiver accords; gives tart and bitter elements to citrus top notes; underlines red fruit characteristics
Stable in: body lotion (good), shampoo (very good), soap (very good), ap roll-on (very good), powder (very good), cleaner citric (very good), cleaner apc (excellent), bleach (poor).

Moellhausen: Mild woody, somewhat vetiveryl acetate-like

Pell Wall Perfumes: Floral, woody, vetiver, vetiveryl acetate, ambery
Arcadi boix camps, writing in 1985, says that this material “has a top note very typical of the essential oil of vetiver but without the woody note of vetiverol” but also points out that it is not a full substitute for the natural oil as it lacks the radiant effect.

Vetival molecular structure or representationimg: perfumersworld

Essential Specs

Odor Type:
Woody
CAS #:
4927-39-3
Odor Strength:
Medium
Pyramid:
Base