Karanal

Say itKAR-uh-nal

Powerful, radiant dry woody-amber with incense-candle and fruity nuances.

What it is: A molecule made in a lab, first made by Quest International in 1987.
When you smell it: Dry-down: what stays.
What perfumers do with it: Once used for dry, diffusive amber-wood radiance; perfumers are now reformulating it out.
Worth knowing: It is named after its discoverer, Quest chemist Karen Rossiter.
Known in: Gucci pour Homme (Gucci, 2003); Une Rose (Frédéric Malle, 2003)
Rules: Not allowed. EU REACH authorisation list; supply ended 2022, sales until 2023.
Also called: Amber dioxane

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

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