Mousse de Saxe R1 (Symrise®)

A moss-led chypre base with woody depth, a powdery texture and pronounced leather character. Its dark tonal balance includes animalic nuances, with sweetness integrated into the moss-and-leather structure. The supplier positions it as a persistent base note rather than describing a distinct opening or heart phase. Projection and time-resolved blotter development are not documented.

Provides a deep foundation that binds sweet notes to powder, moss and leather, establishing a vintage chypre identity at relatively modest inclusion levels. Its principal applications are chypre, leather and retro-style fragrances; the supplier also recommends it for oriental accords and as a textured underpinning for rose or violet.

The supplier recommends 1–10% of the fragrance concentrate for chypre, leather and retro-style compositions. A few percent can already establish a recognisably vintage chypre direction. Separately, the page gives 0.5–5% for the finished fragrance; this is a different dosage basis. These are formulation recommendations, not IFRA limits.

No confirmed manufacturer use level for this exact product.

Tenacity

Described as a persistent foundation lasting several hours and potentially days. No evaluation substrate, dilution or timed blotter protocol is specified.

Diffusion, tenacity and note impact are not combined into a single performance score.

Solvents

Ethanol, DPG and benzyl benzoate are listed as dissolution media. Gentle warming in a lukewarm water bath is recommended before dissolving the viscous base.

Working dilution

Use a 10% working solution in ethanol for routine formulation work. The supplier recommends 1% for olfactory assessment and also lists DPG and benzyl benzoate as suitable solvents.

Appearance

A viscous base ranging from amber to brown, with substantial colour intensity. Sediment formation is possible.