Not drawn yet: a drawing of what it smells like.
Ingredients · Spices · dry-down
Isoeugenyl acetate
Say iteye-soh-YOO-juh-nil AS-ih-tayt
Warm, sweet carnation-clove with powdery, woody-balsamic undertones.
- What it is
- A molecule made from a natural raw material.
- When you smell it
- Dry-down: what stays.
- What perfumers do with it
- A softer, sweeter, less diffusive isoeugenol for carnation, clove and oriental accords; pairs well with balsams.
- Worth knowing
- It had no IFRA limit at all until the 51st Amendment gave it its first standard in 2023.
- Known in
- Coco (Chanel, 1984)
- Rules
- Limited. IFRA limit since 2023 (0.99% in fine fragrance); EU label-named allergen since Regulation (EU) 2023/1545
- Also called
- isoeugenyl acetate; acetyl isoeugenol; acetisoeugenol; isoeugenol acetate; 2-methoxy-4-propenylphenyl acetate
On the label of 24 of the 352 perfumes read so far
Good GirlCarolina Herrera · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”
Side EffectInitio · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Psychedelic LoveInitio · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”High FrequencyInitio · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Mystic ExperienceInitio · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Opus XVI TimberAmouage · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Purpose 50Amouage · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”ReasonsAmouage · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”ElsewhereAmouage · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”RemainAmouage · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”SequenceAmouage · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”J'adoreDior · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Erba PuraXerjoff · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”
Lys 41Le Labo · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”
Patchouli 24Le Labo · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”
Thé Noir 29Le Labo · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”
Limette 37Le Labo · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”
Myrrhe 55Le Labo · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”TarafArabian Oud · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Fucking FabulousTom Ford · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Eau d'Ombré LeatherTom Ford · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Erba GoldXerjoff · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”OperaXerjoff · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”
Libre Berry CrushYSL · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”
Lys 41Le Labo · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Patchouli 24Le Labo · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Thé Noir 29Le Labo · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Limette 37Le Labo · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Myrrhe 55Le Labo · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”TarafArabian Oud · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Fucking FabulousTom Ford · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Eau d'Ombré LeatherTom Ford · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Erba GoldXerjoff · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”OperaXerjoff · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”Libre Berry CrushYSL · printed “Isoeugenyl acetate”