Cuminyl Alcohol

IFF
Available
neat or unspecified
single substance

Short profile

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

spicy
spicy
herbaceous
warm

Effect in a formula

Spice accent
Heart modifier
Contrast enhancer

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

From the source: Contributions explicitly recognizable in the source text: more warmth.

Use and dosage

No reliable numerical use range documented for this product grade. Low: adds tension and warmth. Medium: makes the spice facet clear. High: can dominate sharply, dryly, or animalically; potent qualities should preferably be evaluated diluted.

No confirmed manufacturer use level for this exact product.

Behaviour and performance

No data available.

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

Good areas of use

No data available.

Chemical context

CAS536-60-7
Chemical name(4-Isopropylphenyl)methanol
FormulaC10H14O
Molecular weight150.22 g/mol
Function classAlcohol; Aromatic (benzene ring)
Vapour pressure0.008535 mmHg at 23 °C (1.1379 Pa)
Relative VP bandhigh

The Pa value is a unit conversion only, not a temperature normalisation. VP band and molecular weight are not translated into evaporation hours.

At 23 °C a vapor pressure of 0.008535 mmHg (≈ 1.138 Pa) was reported; relative physical band class: high. This is not a prediction of evaporation time, odor strength, diffusion or skin/blotter duration.

Source: IFF Ingredients Compendium – Cuminyl Alcohol
Open source
Last reviewed: 2026-09-07