Gamma Decalactone Aroma Molecule
Gamma Decalactone is one of the most important materials for building realistic creamy peach and apricot effects. Its profile is fruity, soft, and rounded, with a lactonic creaminess that can suggest ripe peach flesh, milk, coconut-like softness, and warm fruit skin. It does not create a bright juicy top note by itself; instead, it gives fruit accords body, persistence, and a smooth creamy heart. Used carefully, it can make fruity, floral, gourmand, and tropical compositions feel fuller, softer, and more sensual.
- Main impression: Creamy ripe peach
- Supporting facets: Apricot, milk, coconut softness, lactonic fruit
- Drydown character: Creamy, fruity, soft, lingering
- Used for: Peach accords, lactonic creaminess, fruit body, gourmand softness, tropical warmth
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: Creamy peach lactone with a ripe fruity body.
- Secondary nuances: Apricot, milk, soft coconut, warm fruit skin, creamy sweetness, and gentle tropical softness.
- Texture: Smooth, creamy, rounded, and lactonic rather than sharp, fresh, or fizzy.
- Diffusion: Moderate, with strong value in fruity heart and base structures.
- Tenacity: Good for a fruity material, especially in peach, apricot, lactonic, gourmand, and musky compositions.
- Comparison anchor: Creamier and milkier than C16 Aldehyde, less candy-like than Ethyl Maltol, and more peach-apricot focused than general fruity esters.
Gamma Decalactone Aroma Molecule smells like ripe peach flesh blended with soft milkiness and a creamy lactonic warmth. It does not smell like a fresh-cut citrus fruit or a sparkling top note. Instead, it gives the rounded creamy body behind peach, apricot, tropical fruit, and soft gourmand accords. Its beauty is in the way it turns a fruit note from thin and fleeting into full, smooth, and long-lasting.
Formulation & Creative Uses
What It Adds to Your Formula
- Peach body: Builds ripe peach and apricot effects with softness and depth.
- Creaminess: Adds a smooth lactonic texture to fruits, florals, musks, and gourmands.
- Fruit persistence: Helps fruit notes remain noticeable beyond the opening.
- Soft sweetness: Adds gentle fruity sweetness without strong caramelisation.
- Tropical warmth: Supports coconut, mango, banana, pineapple, and exotic fruit directions.
- Sensual roundness: Makes floral and musky compositions feel softer and more skin-like.
What It Does Not Do
- It does not create bright fruit sparkle: It is creamy and rounded rather than fresh or zesty.
- It does not replace a full peach accord: It needs support from fruity esters, florals, musks, greens, or citrus materials.
- It does not add caramel sweetness: For candy or caramel effects, it needs materials like Ethyl Maltol or Vanillin.
- It is not subtle when overdosed: Too much can make a formula smell heavy, milky, waxy, or overly lactonic.
Creative Uses
Gamma Decalactone Aroma Molecule is excellent for peach accords, apricot notes, creamy fruits, tropical blends, lactonic musks, gourmand florals, soft coconut effects, and modern fruity feminine compositions. It can soften citrus fruits, add creaminess to berry or peach blends, and give jasmine, rose, ylang ylang, and white florals a warmer fruity body. In home fragrance, it works beautifully in peach, tropical, creamy fruit, bakery fruit, vanilla-fruit, and soft comfort profiles.
Creative Inspiration
Use Gamma Decalactone with C16 Aldehyde for a fuller peach-strawberry fruit heart. Pair it with Ethyl Maltol and Vanillin for a creamy fruit dessert accord. Combine it with Hedione MDJ and Phenylethyl Alcohol for a soft fruity-floral structure. Use it with Ethylene Brassylate or Galaxolide 50 DPG to create a smooth creamy fruit-musk drydown.
Common Applications
- Fine fragrance: Useful in peach, apricot, fruity floral, tropical, gourmand, lactonic, musky, and creamy floral compositions.
- Candles & wax melts: Suitable where the final formula allows; especially useful for peach, apricot, tropical fruit, creamy dessert, vanilla-fruit, and soft gourmand candle profiles.
- Reed diffusers: Adds creamy fruit body and lasting peach character, subject to base compatibility.
- Room sprays: Useful for fruity, tropical, peach, creamy, gourmand, and soft comfort home fragrance profiles.
- Soaps & rinse-off products: Can support peach, apricot, fruity floral, creamy cosmetic, and tropical profiles.
- Cosmetic fragrance bases: Suitable for formulated cosmetic fragrances where permitted by IFRA and final product safety assessment.
Usage, Dose & Performance
- Suggested starting dose: 0.05–0.5% of the fragrance concentrate for early trials.
- Trace use: Adds soft creamy fruit body and lactonic roundness.
- Moderate use: Creates a clear peach-apricot effect with milky softness.
- High use: Can dominate the formula and create a strong creamy lactonic fruit signature.
- Diffusion: Moderate, with a smooth fruity-lactonic presence.
- Tenacity: Good for a fruity material, especially in musky, creamy, floral, and gourmand bases.
- Blending behavior: Works well with fruity esters, peach materials, lactones, musks, florals, vanilla, amber, citrus, tropical fruits, and soft woods.
- Overdose risk: Can make a formula feel too milky, waxy, heavy, or artificial if not balanced with freshness, green notes, citrus, or airy florals.
Pairing Suggestions
Pairs well with aroma molecules
- C16 Aldehyde: Builds a fuller creamy strawberry-peach fruit heart.
- Ethyl Maltol: Adds sweet candy fruit and dessert-like softness.
- Vanillin: Creates creamy vanilla-fruit and soft gourmand warmth.
- Hedione MDJ: Adds airy floral lift and prevents the lactonic fruit from feeling heavy.
- Phenylethyl Alcohol: Creates a soft fruity-rose floral effect.
- Ethylene Brassylate: Adds clean musky comfort and a smoother drydown.
Pairs well with essential oils
- Mandarine Essential Oil: Adds juicy citrus lift and playful fruit brightness.
- Orange Essential Oil: Supports sweet sunny fruit warmth.
- Bergamot Essential Oil: Adds freshness and keeps creamy fruit accords more elegant.
- Ylang Ylang Essential Oil: Adds tropical floral creaminess and sensual softness.
- Ginger Essential Oil: Gives fresh spicy lift and balances milky heaviness.
- Cardamom Essential Oil: Adds elegant spice and warmth to creamy fruit accords.
Pairs well with base accords
- Vanilla Accord: Builds creamy fruit dessert and soft gourmand warmth.
- White Musk Accord: Adds clean softness and a wearable fruity drydown.
- Jasmine Flower Accord: Creates a creamy fruity-floral heart.
- Rice Accord: Adds milky comfort and delicate powdery softness.
- Sandal Accord: Gives creamy woody support beneath peach and apricot effects.
- Bergamot Accord: Adds a brighter citrus-fruity opening.
Technical Data & IFRA Limits
- Commercial name: Gamma Decalactone
- Synonyms: Decan-4-olide, Gamma-Decalactone
- INCI name: Gamma-Decalactone
- IUPAC name: Decan-4-olide
- CAS number: 706-14-9
- EC number: 211-892-8
- FEMA number: 2360
- FLAVIS number: 10.017
- Chemical class: Lactone
- Material form: Liquid
- Flash point: 146°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
Gamma Decalactone should be stored tightly sealed in its original container, at a maximum of 25°C, away from heat, light, and prolonged air exposure. It is supplied as a colourless to pale yellow liquid, so no pre-warming or pre-dilution is normally required before use. Its discoloration potential is considered low to moderate. The material itself is pale, but lactonic fruity materials can shift in odour or colour with heat, oxidation, high dosage, or poor storage. Testing is recommended in pale waxes, clear bases, white soaps, and pastel formulations, especially when used in delicate fruity or creamy compositions.
Safety & Testing
Gamma Decalactone Aroma Molecule 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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