Phenylacetaldehyde

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hyacinth
green
honeyed
floral
sweet
pungent

Short profile

Hyacinth, green, honeyed, floral, sweet and pungent odor profile.

Effect in a formula

This aldehyde is essential for constructing authentic hyacinth, lilac, and narcissus accords, supplying an indispensable crispness and blooming floral vitality. Used in micro-doses, it imparts natural honeyed sweetness and vital realism to white floral bouquets and green rose themes. It also proves useful in edible or gourmand compositions to suggest toasted bread crusts.

Use and dosage

Due to its intense potency, it is typically implemented in finished perfume concentrates at very low levels ranging between 0.01% and 0.2%, especially within lilac, rose, honey, and hyacinth complexes.

No confirmed manufacturer use level for this exact product.

Behaviour and performance

Tenacity
Demonstrates high substantivity, persisting for up to 400 hours on a smelling strip.

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

Dissolving and diluting

Practical tip: Pure material is prone to rapid oxidation into phenylacetic acid and polymerisation into a viscous, degraded syrup. Procure small amounts, immediately dilute to 1% in ethanol with BHT added, and store containers full, cold, and in darkness. Dedicate a specific pipette, as the persistent green aroma easily contaminates surrounding tools.