Product Name

ALCOHOL C8 / 1-OCTANOL / OCTYL ALCOHOL / CAPRYLIC ALCOHOL

CAS No.: 111-87-5

🟢 Difficulty: Beginner

⏳ Lasting: Medium

🌸 Note: Top / Heart

Description

Alcohol C8 is the common perfumery name for 1-Octanol, a straight-chain C8 primary alcohol also known as octyl alcohol. It is a colorless liquid with a characteristic fresh, fatty-citrus, slightly floral and rose-like odor. PubChem records descriptions including fresh orange-rose and sharp fatty-citrus nuances, making it a useful material for creating naturalistic fresh effects.

In perfumery, Alcohol C8 is useful as a fresh, green and fatty modifier in floral, citrus, fruity and natural-style compositions. Its character can help give a composition a slightly waxy or oily natural quality, while its citrus and floral facets can support orange, rose and fresh botanical accords. It can also be useful in recreating the characteristic freshness found in certain natural and fruity profiles.

Alcohol C8 is relatively easy for beginners to understand because it has a recognizable odor and can be used to add realism rather than simply increasing sweetness or volume. It is also recognized as a fragrance ingredient and flavoring material.

Odor Profile

• Fresh

• Fatty

• Citrus-like

• Orange-like

• Rose-like

• Green

• Waxy

• Slightly herbaceous

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.05–0.20%

• General use: 0.20–2.00%

• High-impact accords: 2.00–5.00%

These are formulation guidelines for perfumers and are not IFRA limits.

Works Well With

• Linalool

• Linalyl Acetate

• Citronellol

• Geraniol

• Nerol

• Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol

• Hexyl Acetate

• cis-3-Hexenol

• cis-3-Hexenyl Acetate

• Octanal

• Nonanal

• Bergamot Oil

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Floral Fragrance

• Fruity Fragrance

• Green Accords

• Soap

• Body Care

• Candles

• Home Fragrance

Perfumers' Tip

Use Alcohol C8 when an accord needs a fresh fatty-green realism rather than a purely clean or citrus effect. It can be particularly interesting in rose, orange, green and natural-fruity compositions.

For a more natural fresh effect, try combining it with cis-3-Hexenol, cis-3-Hexenyl Acetate, linalool and citrus materials. Start at a low level and evaluate after dilution, as its fatty character becomes more apparent as the dosage increases.