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

Hexyl cinnamic aldehyde

Ingredients · Florals · dry-down

Hexyl cinnamic aldehyde

Say itHEK-sil sih-NAM-ik AL-dih-hyde

Soft, waxy jasmine-chamomile with herbal, slightly green warmth.

What it is
A molecule made in a lab.
When you smell it
Dry-down: hours later.
What perfumers do with it
Soft, stable jasmine filler; one of the most-used floral materials in detergents and soaps.
Rules
Limited. IFRA sensitizer limit; EU-labeled allergen
Also called
alpha-Hexylcinnamaldehyde; hexyl cinnamal; HCA

On the label of 48 of the 232 perfumes read so far

MitsoukoGuerlain · printed “Hexyl cinnamal”Eau SauvageDior · printed “Hexyl cinnamal”AngelMugler · printed “Hexyl cinnamal”Good GirlCarolina Herrera · printed “Hexyl cinnamal”Coco MademoiselleChanel · printed “Hexyl cinnamal”Terre d'HermèsHermès · printed “Hexyl cinnamal”

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