Not drawn yet: a drawing of what it smells like.

Dihydroambrettolide

Ingredients · Musks · dry-down

Dihydroambrettolide

Say itdye-hye-droh-am-BRET-uh-lyde

Sweet, crystalline musk with balsamic richness and animal undertones.

What it is
A molecule made in a lab.
When you smell it
Dry-down: hours later.
What perfumers do with it
Musk fixative for florals and amber accords; pairs with other macrocyclic musks and ionones.
Also called
Hexadecanolide; Onestolide (Synarome)

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