Musk Ambrette Aroma Chemical | Sweet Powdery Musk Note

Product Name

Musk Ambrette

CAS No.: 83-66-9

🟢 Difficulty: Advanced

⏳ Lasting: High

🌸 Note: Base

Description

Musk Ambrette is a classic nitro musk known for its sweet, warm, powdery and slightly animalic character. It has a distinctive musky odor accompanied by soft floral, amber-like and subtly fruity nuances. Historically, it was used to provide the characteristic depth and warmth associated with traditional musk fragrances.

In perfumery, Musk Ambrette has been valued as a fixative and base-note musk, helping give compositions greater richness, warmth and persistence. Its powdery character works particularly well with floral, oriental, amber and woody compositions. It can also add a vintage, sensual quality to classic perfume styles and musk accords.

Musk Ambrette is primarily of historical interest in modern perfumery because its use is subject to significant regulatory restrictions. It should therefore not be treated as a general-purpose musk for modern finished products without checking the applicable regulations and intended product category.

Odor Profile

• Sweet musk

• Powdery

• Warm

• Animalic

• Floral

• Amber-like

• Soft

• Slightly fruity

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.01–0.05%

• General use: 0.05–0.20%

• High-impact accords: 0.20–0.50%

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

Regulatory note: Musk Ambrette is a highly restricted fragrance material and is not suitable for unrestricted use in modern perfumery. Always verify current regulatory requirements before considering it for any finished product.

Works Well With

• Musk Ketone

• Musk Xylene

• Ambrettolide

• Exaltolide

• Ethylene Brassylate

• Benzyl Salicylate

• Methyl Ionone

• Vanillin

• Coumarin

• Sandalwood materials

• Patchouli

• Amber materials

Common Applications

• Classic Perfumery

• Historical Fragrance Reconstruction

• Musk Accords

• Oriental Accords

• Amber Accords

• Powdery Fragrances

• Floral-Musk Accords

Perfumers' Tip

Musk Ambrette has a distinctive vintage musk character and should be approached primarily as a historical perfumery material. For modern fragrance development, consider safer contemporary musk alternatives when a similar soft, powdery and warm effect is required.