Dihydromyrcenol Aroma Molecule
Dihydromyrcenol is one of the signature freshness materials of modern perfumery. Its character is clean, bright, and energetic, sitting somewhere between lavender, citrus peel, light pine, and fresh laundry air. It is widely used in masculine fragrances, detergents, shower-gel styles, aquatic accords, and fresh aromatic compositions because it creates an instant sensation of cleanliness. Used well, it gives a formula a crisp, modern opening and a strong fresh identity.
- Main impression: Clean aromatic freshness
- Supporting facets: Lavender, citrus, light pine, fresh laundry
- Drydown character: Crisp, clean, airy, modern
- Used for: Freshness, cologne lift, fougère structure, detergent effects, aromatic brightness
Please note
This is a single aroma molecule / raw perfumery material, not a finished perfume or fragrance oil. It is intended for formulation work and must not be applied directly to the skin undiluted. Aroma molecules are powerful materials that may behave differently depending on dosage, solvent system, wax, diffuser base, cosmetic base, temperature, and the full composition. Always test in your intended application before production.
Full safety, allergen, IFRA, and technical information is provided in the SDS, IFRA Certificate, and Allergen Declaration available in the “Related Documents” tab. Compliance and documentation of the final product remains the responsibility of the manufacturer.
Packaging note: 10g sizes are supplied in PET bottles for affordable small-quantity access. Production sizes from 50g upwards are supplied in premium aluminium bottles for improved long-term protection. Read more
Olfactive Profile
- Primary character: Fresh aromatic-citrus with a clean lavender-like direction.
- Secondary nuances: Light pine, citrus peel, herbal freshness, terpene brightness, and detergent-clean airiness.
- Texture: Bright, clean, sharp, and airy rather than soft, creamy, or sweet.
- Diffusion: Strong and immediate, especially in fresh, aromatic, and clean compositions.
- Tenacity: Moderate, with strong value in the top and early heart of a formula.
- Comparison anchor: Fresher and sharper than lavender materials, less floral than Hedione MDJ, and more detergent-clean than natural citrus oils.
Dihydromyrcenol Aroma Molecule smells like a bright fresh breeze moving through lavender, citrus peel, and clean pine. It has a very recognisable modern freshness, often associated with shower gels, clean laundry, colognes, and masculine aromatic fragrances. It does not smell natural in a rustic essential-oil way; it smells polished, powerful, and engineered for freshness. Its role is to give a formula instant clarity and lift.
Formulation & Creative Uses
What It Adds to Your Formula
- Freshness: Creates a strong clean aromatic opening.
- Lift: Brightens citrus, lavender, marine, and fougère structures.
- Clean identity: Adds a recognisable shower-gel, laundry, and detergent-clean effect.
- Aromatic clarity: Supports lavender, rosemary, basil, geranium, and herbal compositions.
- Modernity: Gives formulas a crisp contemporary masculine or functional fragrance feel.
- Diffusion: Helps fresh compositions feel more radiant and noticeable.
What It Does Not Do
- It does not add natural lavender complexity: It gives a clean aromatic-lavender effect, not the full floral-herbal profile of lavender essential oil.
- It does not add softness: It is bright and fresh rather than creamy or rounded.
- It does not create sweetness: It needs support from musks, woods, or fruits if a softer balance is required.
- It does not build a full fougère alone: It needs lavender, coumarin, mossy, woody, or musky materials to complete the structure.
Creative Uses
Dihydromyrcenol Aroma Molecule is excellent for fougères, modern colognes, aquatic fragrances, fresh woods, shower-gel accords, laundry profiles, sporty masculine blends, and clean home fragrance concepts. It can make citrus notes feel sharper, lavender more modern, marine accords more energetic, and musks more freshly washed. In functional-style formulas, it gives the immediate “clean” signal that customers recognise quickly.
Creative Inspiration
Use Dihydromyrcenol with Lavender Essential Oil and Coumarin for a modern fougère direction. Pair it with Galaxolide 50 DPG and Bergamot Essential Oil for a clean laundry-cologne effect. Combine it with Iso E Super for a fresh woody masculine base. Use it with Cypress Essential Oil or Rosemary Essential Oil to create crisp aromatic freshness with a natural green edge.
Common Applications
- Fine fragrance: Useful in fougères, colognes, aquatics, fresh woods, aromatic masculines, and clean modern blends.
- Candles & wax melts: Suitable where the final formula allows; especially useful for fresh linen, spa, clean air, aquatic, and masculine candle profiles.
- Reed diffusers: Useful for fresh aromatic lift, subject to base compatibility.
- Room sprays: Adds immediate clean freshness and bright aromatic impact.
- Soaps & rinse-off products: Very useful for shower-gel, clean, aromatic, citrus, and fresh masculine profiles.
- Cosmetic fragrance bases: Suitable for formulated cosmetic fragrances where permitted by IFRA and final product safety assessment.
Usage, Dose & Performance
- Suggested starting dose: 1–5% of the fragrance concentrate for early trials.
- Trace use: Adds subtle freshness and aromatic lift.
- Moderate use: Creates a clear clean-cologne effect and strong fresh identity.
- High use: Can dominate the opening and push the formula into detergent, shower-gel, or masculine cologne territory.
- Diffusion: Strong, bright, and immediate.
- Tenacity: Moderate, with best performance in the top and early heart.
- Blending behavior: Works well with lavender, citrus, herbs, marine notes, musks, woods, aldehydes, and fougère structures.
- Overdose risk: Can make a formula feel too sharp, synthetic, detergent-like, or aggressively fresh if not balanced with musks, woods, florals, or softeners.
Pairing Suggestions
Pairs well with aroma molecules
- Galaxolide 50 DPG: Builds clean laundry softness and a fresh musky base.
- Hedione MDJ: Adds airy floral lift and prevents the freshness from feeling too hard.
- Iso E Super: Gives modern woody volume beneath the bright aromatic opening.
- Coumarin: Supports classic fougère warmth and soft aromatic sweetness.
- Floralozone: Adds watery freshness and aquatic transparency.
- Ethylene Brassylate: Softens the structure with clean musky comfort.
Pairs well with essential oils
- Lavender Essential Oil: Builds the classic fresh fougère backbone.
- Bergamot Essential Oil: Adds sparkling citrus lift and cologne brightness.
- Cypress Essential Oil: Gives crisp green freshness and clean-air clarity.
- Rosemary Essential Oil: Reinforces aromatic sharpness and herbal energy.
- Petitgrain Essential Oil: Adds bitter-green citrus tension and natural freshness.
- Juniper Berry Essential Oil: Adds cool gin-like freshness and masculine clarity.
Pairs well with base accords
- White Musk Accord: Creates a clean laundry and shower-fresh drydown.
- Bergamot Accord: Builds a bright citrus-cologne opening.
- Tea Green Accord: Adds botanical freshness and clean green transparency.
- Vetyveryle Acetate Accord: Gives dry elegant freshness and masculine polish.
- Sandal Accord: Softens the sharp freshness with creamy woody depth.
- Leather Suede Accord: Creates a modern fresh-leather masculine direction.
Technical Data & IFRA Limits
- Commercial name: Dihydromyrcenol
- Synonyms: 2,6-Dimethyl-7-Octen-2-ol
- INCI name: 2,6-Dimethyl-7-Octen-2-ol
- IUPAC name: 2,6-Dimethyloct-7-en-2-ol
- CAS number: 18479-58-8
- EC number: 242-362-4
- FLAVIS number: 02.144
- Chemical class: Terpene alcohol
- Material form: Liquid
- Flash point: 76°C
- Solubility: Soluble in alcohol; insoluble in water
- Allergen declaration: No listed EU fragrance allergens declared.
IFRA 51st Amendment Limits
- Fine fragrance: < 100%
- Body creams, oils and lotions: < 100%
- Soap and rinse-off products: < 100%
- Reed diffusers: < 100%
- Room sprays: < 100%
- Candles: < 100%
No IFRA restriction is listed for this material under the 51st Amendment information supplied. IFRA percentages are maximum permitted levels, not recommended usage levels. The final product manufacturer is responsible for checking the correct IFRA category, calculating the final concentration, and confirming suitability in the intended application.
Stability & Handling
Dihydromyrcenol Aroma Molecule should be stored tightly sealed in its original container, away from heat, light, and prolonged air exposure. It is supplied as a colourless liquid, so no pre-warming is required under standard storage conditions. Its discoloration potential is considered low, as the material is colourless and not known as a strong discoloring ingredient. Slight changes may still occur depending on dosage, oxidation, heat exposure, base type, and storage conditions, so testing in the final application is recommended.
Safety & Testing
Dihydromyrcenol is a raw fragrance material for formulation use. It is not a finished perfume and must not be applied directly to the skin undiluted.
Always review the SDS, IFRA Certificate, Cosmetics Declaration, and Technical Data Sheet before use. Test the material in the intended base before production, as performance may vary depending on dosage, solvent system, wax type, diffuser base, surfactant system, pH, processing temperature, and packaging.
Final product safety, labelling, IFRA compliance, CLP classification, allergen declaration, cosmetic assessment, and market compliance remain the responsibility of the final product manufacturer.
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