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Benzaldehyde

Say itben-ZAL-dih-hyde

Bitter almond and marzipan with a cherry-pit sweetness.

What it is

A molecule made in a lab.

Where it comes from

made from toluene, occurs in almond kernels

When you smell it

Top notes: when you spray it.

What perfumers do with it

Gives almond, marzipan and cherry effects to gourmands and heliotrope-type florals.

Worth knowing

The smell of marzipan and maraschino cherries is largely this one molecule.

Rules

Limited. IFRA use limits since 2020 (49th Amendment).

Also called

Bitter almond aldehyde; artificial almond oil

On the label of 74 of the 1080 perfumes read so far

Good GirlCarolina Herrera · printed “Benzaldehyde”Coco MademoiselleChanel · printed “Benzaldehyde”Side EffectInitio · printed “Benzaldehyde”Blessed BarakaInitio · printed “Benzaldehyde”Narcotic DelightInitio · printed “Benzaldehyde”Love HibiscusAmouage · printed “Benzaldehyde”

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