4-Ethyl phenol – Smoky Castoreum
4-Ethyl phenol – Smoky Castoreum
leather
base
4-Ethyl Phenol – with Smoky Castoreum is an exceptionally powerful specialty aroma chemical with a distinctive combination of smoky, leathery, phenolic, and animalic nuances. Its intense character makes it particularly valuable for perfumers creating dark, complex fragrance structures where only traces are needed to produce a significant olfactive effect.
The aroma opens with a pronounced smoky and phenolic impression, suggesting charred woods, aged leather, and dry smoke. Beneath this intensity lies a warm animalic character with slightly medicinal and rustic facets, giving the material remarkable depth and authenticity. Used carefully, it can transform clean leather or woody accords into something darker, more aged, textured, and atmospheric.
4-Ethyl Phenol is particularly interesting in smoky leather perfumes, birch-tar-style effects, oud compositions, tobacco accords, incense fragrances, charred woods, animalic accords, dark chypres, and experimental niche perfumery. In extremely small quantities, it can also introduce intriguing realism and complexity without becoming recognizably phenolic.
It pairs particularly well with leather materials, tobacco, oud, cade-style notes, guaiac wood, patchouli, vetiver, cedarwood, labdanum, frankincense, amber materials, and animalic musks.
Due to its exceptional strength, careful dosing and evaluation at dilution are recommended.
Safety Disclaimer: All ingredients are professional-grade perfumery materials and should be handled and used with appropriate safety considerations.
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| Origin | China |
| Extraction Method | Formulation |
| INCI Name | 4-Ethylphenol |
| Note | Base |
| Scent Family | Leather |
| Scent Profile | Smoky, Animalic, Castoreum, Leathery, Phenolic |
| Appearance | White, Crystalline |
| Suggested Use | Perfumery, Soap Making, Candle Making |
| Cas number | 123-07-9 |
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