Exaltolide

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Soft, powdery, sensual musk with fruity-berry and faint violet undertones.

What it is: A molecule made in a lab.
When you smell it: Dry-down: what stays.
What perfumers do with it: Classic, elegant musk adding depth, roundness and a sensual skin effect; shines in fruity and violet accords.
Worth knowing: Traces occur in angelica root oil and ambrette seed, linking plant musks to animal ones chemically.
Rules: Limited. IFRA 51 sets category limits for sensitisation and systemic toxicity.
Also called: Pentadecanolide; cyclopentadecanolide; Thibetolide (Givaudan); Macrolide (Symrise)

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