Cuminic Aldehyde

Givaudan
Available
neat or unspecified
single substance

Short profile

Olfactory Family according to source: Spicy. The documented product profile combines green, herbal, spicy, animalic.

spicy
green
herbaceous
spicy
animalic

Effect in a formula

Spice accent
Heart modifier
Contrast enhancer

Can give an accord warmth, dryness or aromatic tension; dose powerful qualities gradually.

Use and dosage

Manufacturer's specification for this product grade: Up to 1%. This is not an IFRA limit. Low: adds tension and warmth. Medium: clarifies the spice facet. High: can dominate sharply, dryly, or animalically; evaluate strong qualities preferably diluted.

Up to 1%
Manufacturer use guidance for this exact product — not an IFRA limit. IFRA standards must be verified separately for the specific substance scope and product grade.

Behaviour and performance

TenacitySeveral hours

Reported as stated by the source. Diffusion, tenacity and note impact are not combined into a single performance score.

Good areas of use

Chypre
Fougère
green accords

Chemical context

CAS122-03-2
Chemical name4-isopropylbenzaldehyde
FormulaC10H12O
Molecular weight148.2 g/mol
Function classAldehyde

No vapour pressure with an explicitly reported temperature.

No vapor pressure classification: A reliable numerical vapor pressure with explicitly documented measurement temperature is missing.

Source: Givaudan Fragrance Molecules – Cuminic Aldehyde
Open source
Last reviewed: 2026-09-07