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Coolact 38D™ (Takasago)

CAS 42822-86-6  ·  Synthetic  ·  Base note  ·  Minty

Impact

3 of 10

Working dilution

Neat or 10% both are common on the bench
Herbal 67%Green 33%
minty 44%herbal 33%camphor 22%

What does Coolact 38D smell like?

Minty, herbal and eucalyptus-like, soft and slight rather than sharp: TGSC types it minty-herbal-eucalyptus, and Takasago describes a slightly minty material giving a fresh cooling sensation. The molecule occurs in lemon eucalyptus leaf. Its cooling profile is close to menthol but far more stable and much longer on skin, and it doubles as an insect repellent and a skin-penetration enhancer. Chosen over menthol when the cold effect has to survive a harsh base, and over the odourless coolants when a little green-minty character in the smell is welcome.

coolingmintyherbalcamphoraceousfresh

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What else is Coolact 38D called?

p-Menthane-3,8-diol  ·  para-Menthane-3,8-diol  ·  PMD  ·  Menthanediol  ·  Menthoglycol

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What can replace Coolact 38D?

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.

  • Armoise (F-TEC)
    carries Herbal green, Camphor herbal. Minty herbal; louder, so use a little less; lasts about 3.7x shorter on paper
    61%
  • Piperitone 60% + Geranium Givco 222 40%
    carries Minty herbal, Camphor herbal. Herbal green; Piperitone brings the Camphor herbal side (60%); Geranium Givco 222 brings the Rose floral side (40%); louder, so use a little less
    72%
  • Armoise (F-TEC) 58% + Piperitone 42%
    carries Camphor herbal. Minty herbal; Herbal green; Armoise (F-TEC) brings the Aromatic herbal side (58%); Piperitone brings the Camphor herbal side (42%); louder, so use a little less
    68%
  • Armoise (F-TEC) 52% + Coolact 10 48%
    carries Minty herbal. Herbal green; Camphor herbal; Armoise (F-TEC) brings the Aromatic herbal side (52%); Coolact 10 brings the Minty herbal side (48%)
    67%
  • Piperitone 40% + Geranium Givco 222 25% + Armoise (F-TEC) 35%
    carries Minty herbal, Camphor herbal. Herbal green; Piperitone brings the Camphor herbal side (40%); Geranium Givco 222 brings the Rose floral side (25%); Armoise (F-TEC) brings the Aromatic herbal side (35%); louder, so use a little less
    71%

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Which materials are closest to Coolact 38D?

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Coolact 38D

A written odor description
yes
Olfactive families, in dominance order
2
Sub-categories under them
3
Impact, out of 10
3
Hours on a blotter
estimated from family and band
CAS number
yes
Supplier and trade synonyms
5
Constituent breakdown
not on file

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Described in words
every one
Impact rating out of 10
2125
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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