Ingredients · Florals · dry-down

Methyl beta-naphthyl ketone

Say itMETH-il BAY-tuh-NAF-thil KEE-tohn

Sweet orange blossom and neroli with a powdery, grape-like facet.

What it is

A molecule made in a lab.

When you smell it

Dry-down: hours later.

What perfumers do with it

Cheap, long-lasting orange-flower note for soaps and functional perfumery.

Rules

Limited. Restricted under IFRA Standards (2020)

Also called

Oranger crystals; 2-acetonaphthone