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Androsterone

CAS 53-41-8  ·  Synthetic  ·  Base note  ·  Civet musky

Impact

3 of 10

Working dilution

1% what we prefill
Animalic 67%Musk 33%
sweaty 78%skin 22%

What does Androsterone smell like?

A weak, faintly musky-urinous steroid pheromone metabolized from testosterone and used chiefly in pheromone-marketed blends rather than for strong odor value. Contributes a subtle animalic, skin-like warmth and is said to amplify the presence of other pheromone materials.

animalicmuskyskin-likesweatywarm

Use Androsterone in a formula

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What can replace Androsterone?

Computed, not collected from forums. A pair covers together what one cannot. The number is how much of this material's character a bottle carries, not a promise that it is the same thing.

  • U-Animal (F-TEC)
    carries Sweaty animalic, Musky animalic, Skin musk, Animalic musk. Louder, so use noticeably less; lasts about 4.7x shorter on paper
    76%
  • U-Animal (F-TEC) 81% + Aurelione 19%
    carries Musky animalic, Skin musk, Animalic musk. Sweaty animalic; U-Animal (F-TEC) brings the Musky animalic side (81%); Aurelione brings the Skin musk side (19%); louder, so use a little less; lasts about 2.5x shorter on paper
    78%
  • U-Animal (F-TEC) 59% + Androstenone 41%
    carries Sweaty animalic, Musky animalic, Animalic musk. Skin musk; U-Animal (F-TEC) brings the Musky animalic side (59%); Androstenone brings the Sweaty animalic side (41%); louder, so use noticeably less; lasts about 2.1x shorter on paper
    75%
  • U-Animal (F-TEC) 61% + Hexanoic Acid 39%
    carries Sweaty animalic, Musky animalic, Animalic musk. Skin musk; U-Animal (F-TEC) brings the Musky animalic side (61%); Hexanoic Acid brings the Sweaty animalic side (39%); louder, so use a little less; lasts about 4.0x shorter on paper
    74%
  • U-Animal (F-TEC) 60% + Isovaleric Acid 40%
    carries Sweaty animalic, Musky animalic, Animalic musk. Skin musk; U-Animal (F-TEC) brings the Musky animalic side (60%); Isovaleric Acid brings the Sweaty animalic side (40%); louder, so use noticeably less; lasts about 4.0x shorter on paper
    71%

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Which materials are closest to Androsterone?

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Androsterone

A written odor description
yes
Olfactive families, in dominance order
2
Sub-categories under them
2
Impact, out of 10
3
Hours on a blotter
estimated from family and band
CAS number
yes
Supplier and trade synonyms
not on file
Constituent breakdown
not on file

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Described in words
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Impact rating out of 10
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Classified into an olfactive family
2,172
Carrying several families, in order
2,070
Sub-category assignments
9,899 across 229 pairs
A top / heart / base band
2,157
Hours on a blotter
898
CAS number
1,642
Supplier synonyms
5,888 names
Constituent breakdowns
739

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