Note · Musks and ambers
Ambrettolide
Ambrettolide is a musk whose scent recalls ambrette seeds: soft, slightly fruity and powdery, very delicate. It belongs to the family of macrocyclic musks, prized for their roundness and second-skin effect.
What it brings
A velvety musky softness that rounds off a fragrance's base.
Origins and uses
Ambrettolide is a macrocyclic musk found naturally in ambrette seeds, which come from a hibiscus (Hibiscus abelmoschus). The raw-material supplier Givaudan points out that ambrette is one of the few natural ingredients to contain a musky compound, namely ambrettolide, which explains its value in perfumery. The musks used today under this name are obtained by synthesis.
Its smell is soft, slightly fruity and powdery, very delicate. Like other macrocyclic musks, it is valued for its roundness and second-skin effect. It is used mainly in the base of compositions, where it softens and binds the other notes, in floral, citrus or woody fragrances.
In our catalogue, ambrettolide forms the base of Moscow Mule by Juliette Has a Gun, with ambroxan, beneath a top of lime, ginger and bergamot.
Text written with the help of AI, based on reference sources: encyclopedias, raw-material manufacturers and official information from the fragrance houses.
Material profile
- Family
- Musks and ambers
- Nature
- Synthetic molecule
- Origin
- A macrocyclic musk found naturally in ambrette seeds, now obtained by synthesis.
- How it is obtained
- Laboratory synthesis
- On Volute
- 2 fragrances