Safranal Aroma Chemical | Saffron Spicy & Woody Note

Product Name

Safranal

CAS No.: 116-26-7

🟢 Difficulty: Advanced

⏳ Lasting: Medium

🌸 Note: Top / Heart

Description

Safranal is the characteristic odor compound associated with the distinctive aroma of saffron. It has a powerful, warm and spicy profile with dry hay-like, herbal, woody and slightly camphoraceous nuances. Its highly recognizable character makes it valuable when a fragrance requires an authentic saffron-like effect.

In perfumery, Safranal is mainly used as a specialty saffron modifier in spicy, woody, leather, amber and oriental compositions. It can add an exotic, dry and slightly medicinal facet to a fragrance and is particularly effective in creating saffron accords. It can also provide contrast to sweet balsamic materials and rich woods.

Safranal is a powerful material and is generally more effective at low levels than as a major component. Used carefully, it can give a composition a distinctive saffron signature. Pairing it with woody, leathery and amber materials can create a sophisticated modern fragrance, while small amounts in floral compositions can add an unusual spicy nuance.

Odor Profile

• Saffron-like

• Spicy

• Hay-like

• Dry

• Herbal

• Woody

• Warm

• Slightly camphoraceous

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.005–0.02%

• General use: 0.02–0.10%

• High-impact accords: 0.10–0.50%

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

Works Well With

• Safraleine

• Saffron materials

• Labdanum

• Ambroxan

• Iso E Super

• Cashmeran

• Cedarwood

• Vetiver

• Patchouli

• Suederal

• Isobutyl Quinoline

• Black Pepper materials

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Saffron Accords

• Woody Fragrances

• Leather Accords

• Amber Fragrances

• Oriental Fragrances

• Spicy Fragrances

• Oud Accords

• Home Fragrance

Perfumers' Tip

Safranal should be treated as a high-impact saffron accent. Use a very dilute solution and add it gradually to the formula. Combining it with Safraleine can create a fuller saffron-leather effect, while Ambroxan, woods and labdanum can give the saffron note greater warmth and depth in the drydown.