Ethyl Salicylate Aroma Chemical | Sweet Wintergreen Note

Product Name

Ethyl Salicylate

CAS No.: 118-61-6

🟢 Difficulty: Beginner

⏳ Lasting: High

🌸 Note: Heart / Base

Description

Ethyl Salicylate is an aromatic ester with a sweet, fresh and characteristic wintergreen-like odor. Its profile combines minty, balsamic and slightly floral nuances with a smooth, warm character. It has good substantivity, allowing it to remain noticeable in the heart and base of a fragrance while also contributing freshness to the overall composition.

In perfumery, Ethyl Salicylate is used as a supporting material in fresh, floral, balsamic, woody and oriental compositions. It can add a cool, slightly medicinal freshness while helping round out floral and balsamic accords. Its sweet and smooth character also makes it useful in sun-care and tropical-style fragrance constructions, where salicylate materials are often used to provide warmth and body. It blends particularly well with floral materials, citrus oils and woody ingredients.

Odor Profile

• Sweet

• Wintergreen-like

• Fresh

• Balsamic

• Floral

• Minty

• Warm

• Slightly medicinal

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

• Methyl Salicylate

• Benzyl Salicylate

• Amyl Salicylate

• Hexyl Salicylate

• Linalool

• Linalyl Acetate

• Hedione

• Citronellol

• Geraniol

• Ylang Ylang Oil

• Bergamot Oil

• Sandalwood materials

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Candles

• Soap

• Body Care

• Home Fragrance

• Floral Accords

• Fresh Accords

• Balsamic Accords

• Woody Accords

• Tropical Fragrances

Perfumers' Tip

Use Ethyl Salicylate to add smooth, sweet freshness and body to floral and fresh compositions. It works especially well with other salicylates and white-floral materials, while woody notes can help emphasize its warm and substantive character.