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gamma-Octalactone

Say itGAM-uh-ok-tuh-LAK-tohn

Sweet coconut and tonka with a creamy, faintly herbal tone.

What it is

A molecule made in a lab.

Where it comes from

found in coconut, apricot and peach

When you smell it

Heart: the first hours.

What perfumers do with it

Adds a lighter, fresher coconut-lactonic sweetness than Aldehyde C-18.

Also called

γ-Octalactone