Cuminaldehyde

Say itkyoo-min-AL-duh-hyde

Pungent cumin and sweat with a green, spicy-herbal sharpness.

What it is: A molecule made in a lab.
Where it comes from: cumin's main odorant, made synthetically
When you smell it: Heart: the first hours.
What perfumers do with it: Gives cumin's sweaty, skin-like warmth in a cleaner, more controllable form.
Rules: Limited. IFRA use limits since 2020 (49th Amendment).
Also called: Cuminal; 4-isopropylbenzaldehyde

Not on the label of any of the 232 perfumes read so far.

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