Cyclohexyl Salicylate Aroma Chemical | Floral Fixative

Product Name

Cyclohexyl Salicylate

CAS No.: 254-48-6

🟢 Difficulty: Intermediate

⏳ Lasting: High

🌸 Note: Base

Description

Cyclohexyl Salicylate is a versatile salicylate aroma chemical with a soft, sweet, floral and balsamic character. It has a smooth, slightly woody quality with a warm and rounded profile that makes it useful for supporting floral compositions. Its relatively low-key odor character allows it to blend into a fragrance while contributing fullness and persistence.

In perfumery, Cyclohexyl Salicylate is valued for its ability to provide body and lasting depth to floral and fresh compositions. It can be particularly useful in jasmine, muguet, rose and solar-floral accords, where it helps create a smooth transition from the heart into the base. It can also act as a supporting material in woody, amber and sunscreen-style accords. Its substantive character makes it useful when a composition needs greater persistence without introducing an overly dominant odor.

Odor Profile

• Soft floral

• Sweet

• Balsamic

• Woody

• Warm

• Smooth

• Slightly powdery

• Subtle

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.1–0.5%

• General use: 0.5–5%

• High-impact accords: 5–15%

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

Works Well With

• Hydroxycitronellal

• Hedione

• Benzyl Salicylate

• Linalool

• Linalyl Acetate

• Ylang Ylang Oil

• Jasmine materials

• Rose materials

• Sandalwood materials

• Iso E Super

• Ambroxan

• Musk materials

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Candles

• Soap

• Body Care

• Home Fragrance

• Floral Accords

• Solar Accords

• Woody Accords

• Amber Accords

Perfumers' Tip

Cyclohexyl Salicylate is particularly useful as a supporting material for floral accords. Combine it with Hedione and Hydroxycitronellal for a smooth floral heart, or use it with woody and musky materials to increase the warmth and persistence of the base.