Dihydro Rettolide Aroma Chemical | Soft Musk Ingredient

Product Name

Dihydro Rettolide

CAS No.: 109-29-5

🟢 Difficulty: Intermediate

⏳ Lasting: High

🌸 Note: Base

Description

Dihydro Rettolide is a macrocyclic lactone musk with a soft, sweet and warm character. Its odor profile combines clean musk with balsamic, slightly animalic, waxy and subtly amber-like nuances. The material has a smooth, rounded quality that can create a natural skin-like impression and provide depth without introducing an overly sharp or aggressive musk character.

In perfumery, Dihydro Rettolide is primarily used as a substantive base-note musk and fixative. It can add warmth, persistence and smoothness to floral, woody, amber and musk compositions. Its soft character makes it particularly useful for supporting delicate floral materials while creating a sensual drydown. It can also contribute a subtle animalic dimension when paired with materials such as Civettone, while remaining useful in clean and contemporary musk structures.

Odor Profile

• Musky

• Sweet

• Balsamic

• Warm

• Clean

• Waxy

• Slightly animalic

• Amber-like

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

• Ambrettolide

• Ethylene Brassylate

• Exaltolide

• Habanolide

• Civettone

• Galaxolide

• Ambroxan

• Iso E Super

• Hedione

• Rose materials

• Jasmine materials

• Sandalwood materials

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Candles

• Soap

• Body Care

• Home Fragrance

• Musk Accords

• Floral Accords

• Amber Accords

• Skin-Scent Accords

Perfumers' Tip

Use Dihydro Rettolide to create a soft, warm and sensual musk foundation. It works especially well beneath floral accords and can be combined with other macrocyclic musks for a richer, more dimensional drydown. A small amount of Civettone can introduce additional animalic depth when desired.