Where it comes from
Found in tonka beans, sweet clover and cut hay; first synthesised by William Henry Perkin in 1868.
How perfumers use it
The heart of fougère and many amber and gourmand perfumes.
Did you know? Fougère Royale (1882) was one of the first perfumes to use a synthetic molecule: this one.
Safety & regulation
EU-labelled allergen; restricted by IFRA.
For education only. Raw materials should be diluted for smelling and never applied neat to skin. Always follow the supplier’s safety data sheet and the current IFRA Standards.
