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Sclarene 80%/DPG (Givaudan)

CAS 38303-23-0  ·  Synthetic  ·  Base note  ·  Dry woody amber
Woody 55%Amber 27%Musk 18%
woody 55%amber 27%musk 18%

What does Sclarene 80%/DPG smell like?

Givaudan's description is a strong dry woody note with camphor and warm metallic undertones, classed olfactively as woody, dry and ambery. It is 4,5-decamethyleneoxazole, and it is sold only as an 80 percent solution in dipropylene glycol, so the bottle on the bench is already a dilution and the dosing has to account for it. Its real function is as a musk booster and fixative: it has good substantivity on both damp and dry substrate and works synergistically with musky and ambery materials, Ambrofix in particular, lifting them without adding a sweet amber of its own. Normally kept below 1 percent, though it can be pushed higher to build a distinctive dry woody signature. Several days on the blotter and excellent bloom in soap.

woodydrycamphoraceousamberwarmmuskytenacious

Impact

8 of 10

Typical dilution

10% in solvent

What else is Sclarene 80%/DPG called?

4,5-Decamethyleneoxazole  ·  Sclarene 80% in DPG

What can replace Sclarene 80%/DPG?

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Which materials are closest to Sclarene 80%/DPG?

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Sclarene 80%/DPG

A written odor description
yes
Olfactive families, in dominance order
3
Sub-categories under them
3
Impact, out of 10
8
Hours on a blotter
estimated from family and band
CAS number
yes
Supplier and trade synonyms
2
Constituent breakdown
not on file

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Hours on a blotter
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CAS number
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Constituent breakdowns
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