Ingredients · Woods · dry-down

Firsantol

Say itfur-SAN-tawl

Powerful, radiant natural sandalwood, dry and creamy, without fruity side-notes.

What it is

A molecule made in a lab, first made by Firmenich in 1994.

When you smell it

Dry-down: hours later.

What perfumers do with it

Diffusive sandalwood signature for fine fragrance; blends with Polysantol for fuller accords.

Worth knowing

Perfumers rate it slightly weaker than Javanol yet more diffusive—it fills a room rather than hugging skin.

Also called

2-methyl-4-(2,2,3-trimethylcyclopent-3-enyl)pent-4-en-1-ol