Ambrettolide

Say itam-BRET-uh-lyde

Warm, powerful yet fine musk with fruity, pear-ambrette sweetness.

What it is: A molecule made in a lab.
Where it comes from: the key musk odorant of ambrette seed
When you smell it: Dry-down: what stays.
What perfumers do with it: Among the finest musk fixatives; boosts diffusion and softens alcohol harshness even in traces.
Worth knowing: Suppliers note that even 0.01% can soften the sharp alcohol smell of a freshly sprayed perfume.
Also called: Oxacycloheptadec-10-en-2-one

Named by the house, not on the label, in 1

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