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Z11 HD™ (dsm-firmenich)

CAS 57345-19-4  ·  Synthetic  ·  Base note  ·  Dry amberwood

Impact

9 of 10

Substantivity

16 days on a blotter

Working dilution

Neat or 10% both are common on the bench
Woody 67%Amber 33%
amberwood 78%dry 22%

What does Z11 HD smell like?

dsm-firmenich describe it as an intense, very tenacious sensual dry woody note with an elegant ambery facet, and file it in their ambery palette. The HD grade carries a minimum 95 percent of the preferred isomer, at least three times what the regular Z11 holds, which the supplier calls cleaner and stronger, so it is dosed lower than the standard quality. It is made by sugar fermentation and green chemistry, is ultimately biodegradable and high in renewable carbon. In a formula it behaves as a fond material rather than a top effect: it does not jump off the strip, holding for about a month, and builds a dry radiant amberwood floor under woody and ambery accords while fixing everything above it. Perfumer's Apprentice note a strong trigeminal effect on the regular grade and recommend working Z11 at a 10 percent solution or less.

woodydryambertenaciousdiffusive

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What else is Z11 HD called?

Z11 HD 8.5 MIP

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What can replace Z11 HD?

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.

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    93%
  • Spirambrene
    carries Amberwood woody, Dry amber, Dry woody
    86%
  • Teak
    carries Amberwood woody, Dry amber, Dry woody. Softer, so use a little more
    86%
  • Teak 71% + Ambrocenide 29%
    carries Amberwood woody, Dry amber, Dry woody. Teak brings the Dry woody side (71%); Ambrocenide brings the Dry amber side (29%)
    88%
  • Trisamber
    carries Amberwood woody, Dry amber, Dry woody
    83%

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Which materials are closest to Z11 HD?

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Z11 HD

A written odor description
yes
Olfactive families, in dominance order
2
Sub-categories under them
2
Impact, out of 10
9
Hours on a blotter
16 days
CAS number
yes
Supplier and trade synonyms
1
Constituent breakdown
not on file

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Carrying several families, in order
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Sub-category assignments
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A top / heart / base band
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Hours on a blotter
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CAS number
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Supplier synonyms
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Constituent breakdowns
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