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The 150 ingredients you can use to create any perfume.
by: Ziad El-Desoki | Published: August 11, 2024
Many independent beginner perfumers don't know which materials to buy and focus on. What should the priority be?
Lack of guidance results in buying advanced ingredients that are not necessary for beginners and in focusing on smelling, evaluating, and remembering materials that are not often used.
This can lead to failing to create popular/main olfactory effects.
So, I decided to collect the essential 150 perfume materials.
* The list is prepared for creating fine fragrances.
* This list is made based on my coaching experience and the detection of the most used materials in modern perfumes.
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Sweet/Gourmand/Ambery
- Vanillin
- Ethyl Vanillin
- Maltol
- Ethyl Maltol
- Isobutavan
- Labdanum Resinoid - or - Absolute
- Olibanum Oil - or - Resinoid
- Benzoin Resinoid
- Ambroxan/Ambrox
- Anisaldehyde
- Coumarin
- Heliotropine - or - Heliotropex
- 2,3,5-Trimethylpyrazine
Floral
- Amyl Cinnamic Aldehyde
- Cis-3-Hexenyl Salicylate
- Aurantiol
- Benzaldehyde
- Benzyl Acetate
- Benzyl Alcohol
- Benzyl Salicylate
- Cis-3-Jasmone
- Citronellol
- Citronellyl Acetate
- Cyclamen Aldehyde
- Florol
- Geraniol
- Geranium Oil Egypt - or - Bourbon
- Geranyl Acetate
- Hedione
- Helional
- Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Ionone Alpha
- Isoraldeine 70
- Lavandin Grosso Oil
- Lilial
- Linalool - or - Ethyl Linalool
- Linalyl Acetate
- Lyral
- Mayol
- Methyl Anthranilate - or - Methyl Naphthyl Ketone
- Methyl Octine Carbonate
- Rose Acetol
- Rose Oxide
- Stemone
- Styrallyl Acetate
- Ylang Ylang Oil II
- Jasmine Absolute Egypt
- Nerol
- Rose Oil Turkey - or - France
- Lavender Oil Bulgaria
- Phenylacetic Aldehyde - or - Acid
- Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol
- Alpha Terpineol
- Magnolan
- Diphenyl Oxide
- Neryl Acetate
- Clary Sage Oil
Woody
- Bacdanol
- Cedarwood Oil Texas - or - Virginia
- Evernyl
- Iso E Super
- Patchouli Oil Heart
- Cashmeran
- Polysantol
- Vertofix
- Sandalore
- Vetiver Oil Haiti
- Vetiveryl Acetate
- Sandalwood Oil East India - or - Australian
- Vertenex
- Irone Alpha - Orris Absolute/Butter
- Dihydro Beta Ionone
- Birch Tar Oil Rectified - or - Cade oil
- Guaiacwood Oil
- Ambercore
- Boisambrene Forte
- Cedramber
- Amber Xtreme
- Ambrocenide
Spicy
- Cinnamic Alcohol
- Cinnamon Leaf Oil
- Ginger Oil
- Cardamom Oil
- Nutmeg Oil
- Beta-Caryophyllene
- Ethyl Cinnamate
- Pink Pepper Oil
- Black Pepper Oil
- Eugenol
- Juniper Berry Oil
**Note: Black Pepper & Clove Oil could be substituted with Allspice Oil.
Musk/Animalic
- Ambrettolide
- Exaltolide
- Galaxolide
- Muscone
- Habanolide
- Tonalide
- Ethylene Brassylate
- Musk Ketone
- Indole
- Iso Butyl Quinoline
- Castoreum Absolute - or - Resinoid
- Helvetolide
Fruity/Green
- Gamma Undecalactone
- Ethyl Methyl Phenyl Glycidate
- Gamma Nonalactone
- Allyl Amyl Glycolate
- Allyl Caproate
- Allyl Cyclohexyl Propionate
- Cassis Base 345B
- Cis-3-Hexanol
- Cis-3-Hexenyl Acetate
- Damascone Beta
- Decalactone Gamma
- Octalactone Gamma
- Dimethyl Benzyl Carbinyl Acetate
- Ethyl-2-Methyl Butyrate
- Fructone
- Ionone Beta
- Isoamyl Propionate - or - Acetate
- Melonal
- Raspberry Ketone
- Petitgrain Oil Bigarade
- Phenoxy Ethyl Isobutyrate
- Triplal
- Undecavertol
- Verdox
- Ethyl Acetoacetate
- Manzanate
- Galbanum Oil
- Cyclogalbanat
- Liffarome
- Menthol
Citrusy/Aldehydic/Aquatic
- Aldehyde C10
- Aldehyde C8
- Aldehyde C11 MOA
- Aldehyde C11 Undecylenic
- Aldehyde C12 MNA
- Aldehyde C11 Intreleven
- Bergamot Oil Italy
- Citral
- Limonene
- Dihydromyrcenol
- Lemon Oil Sicily
- Sweet Orange Oil
- Methyl Pamplemousse
- Mandarin Oil Green - or - Red
- Elimi Oil - or - Resin - or - SFE
- Calone
- Scentnal
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