Para-Cymene
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Short profile
The profile centres on dry wood and terpenic spice, with herbal accents and a restrained citrus edge. The supplier's evaluation also describes resinous freshness and a solvent-like sharpness, with associations to thyme and cumin oils. Its volatility places its contribution mainly in the opening; no measured heart-to-dry-down development on blotter is provided. Intensity descriptions are inconsistent: the descriptive text presents it as relatively unobtrusive, whereas the separate rating panel assigns high strength, so projection cannot be characterised reliably from this page.
Effect in a formula
Used as a supporting ingredient, Para-Cymene adds body and a dry terpenic framework to herbal and spice compositions rather than supplying a prominent standalone theme. The supplier also positions it as an economical extender for these accords and for coniferous constructions. In fougères, its stated role is a dry opening accent.
Use and dosage
The supplier gives 1–10% of the fragrance concentrate as a typical formulation range, in the context of herbal, spice and conifer accords or extender use. A separate passage gives 0.5–5% in the finished fragrance; this has a different denominator and should not be read as concentrate guidance. These are suggested use levels, not IFRA limits.
No confirmed manufacturer use level for this exact product.
Behaviour and performance
- Tenacity
- The page places its main olfactory contribution within the first minutes to approximately one hour. This is a volatility-based indication, not a measured blotter substantivity result; no test dilution or blotter protocol is specified.
Diffusion, tenacity and note impact are not combined into a single performance score.
Good areas of use
Dissolving and diluting
- Solvents
- Ethanol and isopropyl myristate (IPM) are reported to give clear solutions. Solubility in dipropylene glycol (DPG) is limited, and alcohol containing water may become cloudy. Reported water solubility is 23.4 mg/L at 25 °C.
- Working dilution
- For compounding, the supplier lists neat material or a 10% working solution, with ethanol identified as a dilution solvent. Its practical section proposes 10% for smelling, but a separate TGSC-labelled panel recommends a maximum of 1% for olfactory evaluation. The page therefore offers conflicting evaluation concentrations rather than one consistent recommendation.
- Appearance
- A colourless liquid with low viscosity.