Alpha Damascone Aroma Chemical | Rose, Fruity & Woody Note

Product Name

Alpha Damascone

CAS No.: 43052-87-5

🟠 Difficulty: Advanced
⏳ Lasting: High
🌸 Note: Heart / Base

Description

Alpha Damascone is a highly valued rose and fruity aroma chemical known for its powerful, complex and elegant character. It combines rosy floral nuances with fruity, plum-like, woody and slightly tobacco-like facets, giving fragrance compositions depth and sophistication.

In perfumery, Alpha Damascone is particularly useful for creating and enriching rose, fruity-floral, plum, berry and oriental accords. Even at low concentrations, it can add remarkable richness and complexity to a composition.

Unlike simple floral materials, Alpha Damascone can contribute several dimensions at once—floral, fruity, woody and warm—making it an effective modifier for sophisticated fragrance structures. It can also enhance the natural character of rose and fruity notes while adding depth to the drydown.

Odor Profile

• Rosy

• Fruity

• Plum-like

• Woody

• Warm

• Floral

• Slightly tobacco-like

• Spicy

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.001–0.01%

• General use: 0.01–0.10%

• High-impact accords: 0.10–0.50%

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

Works Well With

• Rose Oxide

• Geraniol

• Citronellol

• Phenethyl Alcohol

• Rhodinol

• Beta-Damascenone

• Beta-Damascone

• Total Damascone

• Methyl Ionone

• Hedione

• Patchouli

• Labdanum

• Blackcurrant materials

• Plum materials

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Rose Fragrances

• Rose Accords

• Fruity-Floral Fragrances

• Plum Accords

• Berry Accords

• Oriental Fragrances

• Chypre Fragrances

• Floral-Woody Fragrances

• Soap

• Body Care

• Home Fragrance

Perfumers' Tip

Alpha Damascone is best treated as a high-impact modifier. A trace amount can significantly enrich a rose accord, while slightly higher levels can introduce a darker plum-fruity and woody character. Dilute it before evaluation and build gradually; this allows you to control its powerful impact without overpowering the rest of the composition.