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Aldehyde C-9

Ingredients · Aldehydes · top note

Aldehyde C-9

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Waxy orange peel with a rosy, fatty-floral petal nuance.

What it is
A molecule made in a lab.
Where it comes from
occurs in citrus oils and rose
When you smell it
Top notes: the first minutes.
What perfumers do with it
Aldehydic sparkle for top notes; a trace gives roses a dewy, just-picked petal effect.
Worth knowing
Traces occur naturally in Damask rose oil, which helps explain its rosy side.
Also called
Nonanal; pelargonaldehyde

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