Galaxolide 50 DPG Aroma Molecule
Galaxolide is one of the most widely used clean musk materials in modern fragrance creation. Its appeal lies in its softness: it does not dominate a formula with a sharp or animalic musk effect, but instead creates a smooth, comfortable background that makes a composition feel cleaner, rounder, and more finished. In this DPG dilution, it is especially approachable for practical formulation work, offering easier dosing and good compatibility in many fragrance systems. It is a reliable material for anyone building clean, musky, floral, soft woody, or cosmetic-style accords.
- Main impression: Clean soft musk
- Supporting facets: Slightly sweet, powdery, ambery, cosmetic
- Drydown character: Smooth, clean, gentle, skin-like
- Used for: Musk softness, clean drydown, formula rounding, cosmetic effects, laundry-style freshness
Please note
This material is supplied as a 50% dilution in Dipropylene Glycol, not as neat Galaxolide. Usage levels should be calculated based on the supplied product and the final concentration of active Galaxolide in your formula.
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: Clean soft musk with a smooth cosmetic-style impression.
- Secondary nuances: Slightly sweet, powdery, ambery, warm, and subtly floral.
- Texture: Soft, rounded, gentle, and diffusive rather than sharp or animalic.
- Diffusion: Moderate and smooth, with a clean background effect.
- Tenacity: Long-lasting, especially in musky, floral, laundry, and cosmetic-style bases.
- Comparison anchor: Softer and cleaner than many animalic musks, less radiant than some macrocyclic musks, and more familiar in laundry/cosmetic-style accords than Ethylene Brassylate.
Galaxolide 50 DPG Aroma Molecule smells clean, soft, and musky, with a gentle powdery warmth and a faintly sweet ambery undertone. It does not create a dirty or animalic musk impression. Instead, it gives the sense of clean fabric, soft skin, fresh laundry, and smooth cosmetic warmth. Its role is often subtle, but it can make a formula feel more complete, comfortable, and commercially polished.
Formulation & Creative Uses
What It Adds to Your Formula
- Clean musk body: Builds soft, familiar musk volume.
- Smoothness: Rounds harsh edges in florals, woods, fruits, and aldehydic structures.
- Soft diffusion: Adds gentle radiance without sharp projection.
- Cosmetic warmth: Creates a soft lotion-like or clean-care impression.
- Drydown comfort: Gives compositions a smooth, wearable, skin-like finish.
- Blendability: Helps connect top, heart, and base notes into a more cohesive structure.
What It Does Not Do
- It does not create an animalic musk effect: It is clean, soft, and cosmetic rather than dirty or sensual in a traditional animalic way.
- It does not add strong sweetness: It has a soft sweet nuance, but it is not a gourmand sweetener.
- It does not replace all musks: It works best as part of a musk system, especially when combined with other musks for depth, lift, or diffusion.
- It does not create a complete laundry accord alone: It needs support from aldehydes, florals, citrus, or clean boosters to create a full fresh laundry profile.
Creative Uses
Galaxolide 50 DPG Aroma Molecule is excellent for clean musks, laundry accords, soft florals, cosmetic-style fragrances, white musk bases, powdery compositions, and gentle woody-musky drydowns. It can soften jasmine, rose, muguet, violet, and orange blossom materials, make woody bases feel smoother, and give fruity or gourmand compositions a cleaner, more wearable background. In home fragrance, it is useful for spa, linen, hotel, soft powder, and clean comfort directions.
Creative Inspiration
Use Galaxolide 50 DPG with Hedione MDJ and Bergamot Essential Oil for a clean floral-musk structure with airy brightness. Pair it with Iso E Super for a soft modern wood-musk base. Combine it with Ethylene Brassylate for a rounder and more elegant musk accord. Use it with Lavender Essential Oil or Petitgrain Essential Oil to build fresh clean aromatic compositions.
Common Applications
- Fine fragrance: Useful in clean musks, laundry accords, soft florals, cosmetic-style perfumes, fresh woods, and modern skin scents.
- Candles & wax melts: Suitable where the final formula allows; especially useful for clean cotton, spa, hotel, powder, musk, and soft floral candle profiles.
- Reed diffusers: Useful for clean musk body and soft drydown, subject to base compatibility.
- Room sprays: Adds smooth clean musk softness and a comfortable background effect.
- Soaps & rinse-off products: Can support clean, musky, powdery, floral, and laundry-style profiles.
- Cosmetic fragrance bases: Suitable for formulated cosmetic fragrances where permitted by IFRA and final product safety assessment.
Usage, Dose & Performance
- Suggested starting dose: 2–10% of the fragrance concentrate for early trials.
- Trace use: Adds subtle softness and clean background roundness.
- Moderate use: Builds a clear clean musk body and smooth cosmetic drydown.
- High use: Can become a major part of the fragrance identity in laundry, white musk, and clean-skin compositions.
- Diffusion: Moderate, soft, and smooth rather than sharp or explosive.
- Tenacity: Long-lasting, especially in musky, powdery, floral, and clean home fragrance bases.
- Blending behavior: Very flexible. It blends well with florals, aldehydes, citrus, woods, ambers, musks, aromatics, and soft fruits.
- Overdose risk: Can make a formula feel overly soft, flat, or generic if used without contrast, lift, or texture.
Because this material is already supplied at 50% in DPG, dosage should be understood as the supplied solution, not pure Galaxolide. For example, using 10% Galaxolide 50 DPG in a concentrate contributes approximately 5% active Galaxolide and 5% DPG.
Pairing Suggestions
Pairs well with aroma molecules
- Ethylene Brassylate: Adds a smoother, more elegant musk body and soft skin-like warmth.
- Hedione MDJ: Opens the musk base with airy floral transparency.
- Iso E Super: Adds modern woody volume and a cleaner diffusive structure.
- Ambroxan: Adds mineral amber depth and more persistent drydown character.
- Dihydromyrcenol: Builds fresh laundry, cologne, and clean masculine directions.
- Floralozone: Adds watery freshness and airy clean diffusion.
Pairs well with essential oils
- Lavender Essential Oil: Adds soft aromatic cleanliness and familiar fresh-linen comfort.
- Petitgrain Essential Oil: Brings green bitter-citrus lift and a crisp botanical edge.
- Bergamot Essential Oil: Brightens the musk base with polished citrus freshness.
- Cypress Essential Oil: Adds clean coniferous clarity for fresh-air and laundry accords.
- Geranium Essential Oil: Gives rosy-clean body and a soft cosmetic touch.
- Amyris Essential Oil: Adds gentle woody warmth and smooth drydown comfort.
Pairs well with base accords
- White Musk Accord: Strengthens clean musk softness and skin-like comfort.
- Jasmine Flower Accord: Creates a soft floral-musk heart with clean diffusion.
- Bergamot Accord: Builds a fresh citrus-musk opening.
- Rice Accord: Adds soft milky comfort and delicate powdery warmth.
- Sandal Accord: Creates a creamy woody-musk drydown.
- Tea Green Accord: Gives a clean botanical freshness over the musky base.
Technical Data & IFRA Limits
- Commercial name: Galaxolide 50 DPG
- Synonyms: Musk 50 DPG, Galaxolide DPG, HHCB, Hexamethylindanopyran
- INCI name: Hexamethylindanopyran
- IUPAC name: 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylindeno(5,6-c)pyran
- CAS number: 1222-05-5
- EC number: 214-946-9
- Chemical class: Polycyclic musk
- Material form: Liquid solution in 50% DPG w/w
- Flash point: >100°C
- Solubility: Soluble in alcohol; insoluble in water
- Allergen declaration: Hexamethylindanopyran is listed under the expanded EU fragrance allergen requirements.
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
Galaxolide 50 DPG is supplied as a ready-to-use liquid dilution, so no pre-dilution is normally required before formulation. The DPG carrier improves handling and makes the musk easier to weigh, dose, and blend compared with more concentrated or solid musk formats.
It should be stored tightly sealed in its original container, in a cool place at 10°C maximum, away from prolonged exposure to light, heat, and air. It is supplied as a thick liquid solution in DPG, so no melting is required, although gentle mixing may be useful before use if the material has been stored for a long time. Its discoloration potential is considered low, as the material is clear and colourless and is not known as a strong discoloring ingredient. Testing in the final application is still recommended, especially in pale waxes, clear bases, and white or pastel formulations.
Safety & Testing
Galaxolide 50 DPG Aroma Molecule is a raw fragrance material solution 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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