Cuminic Aldehyde Aroma Chemical | Spicy Cumin Note

Product Name

Cuminic Aldehyde

CAS No.: 122-03-2

🟢 Difficulty: Advanced

⏳ Lasting: Medium–High

🌸 Note: Heart / Base

Description

Cuminic Aldehyde is a distinctive aromatic aldehyde with a warm, spicy and intensely characteristic profile. Its odor combines cumin-like, spicy and slightly animalic nuances with dry woody and balsamic facets. The material is particularly useful when a fragrance requires a pronounced spicy character or a subtle animalic warmth.

In perfumery, Cuminic Aldehyde is mainly used as a modifier in spicy, oriental, woody and animalic compositions. It can add complexity to floral accords, especially when a naturalistic warmth or slightly exotic character is desired. In very small quantities, it can provide definition and depth without making the cumin facet obvious. Because of its strong personality, careful dosing is important when incorporating it into a fragrance formula.

Odor Profile

• Spicy

• Cumin-like

• Warm

• Aromatic

• Woody

• Balsamic

• Slightly animalic

• Dry

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.005–0.02%

• General use: 0.02–0.1%

• High-impact accords: 0.1–0.5%

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

Works Well With

• Cumin Oil

• Black Pepper Oil

• Cardamom Oil

• Coriander Seed Oil

• Clove Oil

• Geraniol

• Citronellol

• Rose materials

• Patchouli Oil

• Vetiver

• Labdanum

• Sandalwood materials

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Soap

• Body Care

• Home Fragrance

• Spicy Accords

• Oriental Accords

• Woody Accords

• Animalic Accords

Perfumers' Tip

Cuminic Aldehyde is a high-impact modifier, so begin at trace levels. A tiny amount can give rose, floral and oriental accords a warm, naturalistic spicy character; too much can quickly make the cumin facet dominant.