Ethyl Laurate Aroma Chemical | Soft Fruity Waxy Note

Product Name

Ethyl Laurate

CAS No.: 106-33-2

🟢 Difficulty: Intermediate

⏳ Lasting: Medium–High

🌸 Note: Heart / Base

Description

Ethyl Laurate is a long-chain fatty ester with a soft, mild and slightly fruity odor character. Its profile is often described as waxy, creamy and subtly fatty, with gentle fruity nuances. Unlike highly volatile fruity esters, it has a softer and more subdued presence, making it useful for adding smoothness and texture rather than creating a sharp fruit effect.

In perfumery, Ethyl Laurate can be used as a supporting material in creamy, fruity, floral and naturalistic compositions. Its soft fatty character can help give accords a rounded and smooth quality, while its subtle fruitiness can contribute to the realism of certain natural-style formulations. It can also be useful when building creamy or waxy effects and can help soften sharper top-note materials within a fragrance structure.

Odor Profile

• Soft

• Fruity

• Waxy

• Creamy

• Fatty

• Mild

• Smooth

• Slightly sweet

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.1–0.5%

• General use: 0.5–3%

• High-impact accords: 3–10%

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

Works Well With

• Ethyl Caprylate

• Ethyl Caprate

• Ethyl Myristate

• Hexyl Acetate

• Isoamyl Acetate

• Lactones

• Vanillin

• Benzyl Salicylate

• Sandalwood materials

• Musk materials

• Coconut materials

• Creamy gourmand materials

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Candles

• Soap

• Body Care

• Home Fragrance

• Fruity Accords

• Creamy Accords

• Waxy Accords

• Gourmand Accords

• Naturalistic Fragrance Blends

Perfumers' Tip

Use Ethyl Laurate as a softening and texturing material rather than a dominant fruity note. It can add creamy, waxy smoothness to fruity and floral accords and works particularly well alongside lactones and musks when developing soft, rounded compositions.