Methyl Ionone Gamma Aroma Molecule
Methyl Ionone Gamma Aroma Molecule belongs to the ionone family, a key group of materials used to create violet, iris, and powdery floral effects. Its scent is smooth and elegant, with a floral-woody body, a soft fruity violet nuance, and a dry cedar-like base facet. It is especially useful when a formula needs floral sophistication rather than obvious freshness or sweetness. In the right balance, it gives compositions a polished, powdery, slightly nostalgic character that feels refined and very perfumery-like.
- Main impression: Powdery violet iris
- Supporting facets: Raspberry, soft wood, cedar, dry floral
- Drydown character: Powdery, elegant, woody, refined
- Used for: Violet accords, iris effects, powdery florals, woody florals, soft feminine bases
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: Powdery violet-iris floral with a soft woody base.
- Secondary nuances: Raspberry, dry cedar, faded petals, soft fruit, creamy floral powder, and gentle woody warmth.
- Texture: Smooth, powdery, elegant, and slightly dry rather than juicy, sharp, or fresh.
- Diffusion: Moderate and soft, with good presence in floral heart and base structures.
- Tenacity: Long-lasting, especially in violet, iris, powdery floral, woody floral, and musky compositions.
- Comparison anchor: More powdery and violet-like than Phenylethyl Alcohol, woodier than classic ionone sweetness, and less airy than Hedione MDJ.
Methyl Ionone Gamma Aroma Molecule smells like soft violet powder blended with iris, faint raspberry, and a dry woody shadow. It does not smell like a fresh flower bouquet or a juicy fruit material. Instead, it creates a refined powdery floral atmosphere, the kind of effect that makes a formula feel more elegant, vintage, and composed. Its woody facet gives it more structure than a simple sweet floral material.
Formulation & Creative Uses
What It Adds to Your Formula
- Powdery floral texture: Adds violet, iris, and soft cosmetic powder effects.
- Woody floral body: Gives florals more depth and drydown structure.
- Elegance: Makes compositions feel more refined, polished, and perfumery-like.
- Soft fruit nuance: Adds a delicate raspberry-violet tone without becoming juicy.
- Floral blending: Helps connect rose, jasmine, violet, iris, woods, musks, and ambers.
- Tenacity: Supports longer-lasting floral and powdery drydowns.
What It Does Not Do
- It does not create a full iris accord alone: It needs woods, musks, violet materials, orris-style notes, or powdery supports.
- It does not add bright freshness: It is soft, powdery, and woody rather than citrusy or green.
- It does not create strong sweetness: Its fruity nuance is refined and floral, not gourmand.
- It is not completely neutral: It contains allergen-relevant components and should be calculated in final declarations.
Creative Uses
Methyl Ionone Gamma is excellent for violet accords, iris effects, powdery florals, rose-violet blends, woody floral structures, feminine musks, soft ambers, and cosmetic-style compositions. It can give rose a more powdery elegance, make jasmine or ylang ylang feel smoother, and add refined floral depth to woody or musky bases. In home fragrance, it works beautifully in powder, soft floral, violet, iris, luxury soap, cosmetic, and elegant hotel-style profiles.
Creative Inspiration
Use Methyl Ionone Gamma Aroma Molecule with Phenylethyl Alcohol for a soft rose-violet heart. Pair it with Benzyl Salicylate for a smoother floral-balsamic body. Combine it with Hedione MDJ for airy powdery floral diffusion. Use it with Sandalore, Iso E Super, or Ethylene Brassylate to create a modern powdery wood-musk drydown.
Common Applications
- Fine fragrance: Useful in violet, iris, rose, powdery floral, woody floral, musky, and modern feminine compositions.
- Candles & wax melts: Suitable where the final formula allows; especially useful for powder, violet, iris, soft floral, cosmetic, and elegant woody-floral candle profiles.
- Reed diffusers: Adds powdery floral body and soft woody persistence, subject to base compatibility and final safety calculation.
- Room sprays: Useful for powdery floral, clean cosmetic, violet, soft musk, and elegant home fragrance profiles.
- Soaps & rinse-off products: Can support violet, powdery floral, rose, iris, soap, and cosmetic profiles within the relevant IFRA limits.
- Cosmetic fragrance bases: Suitable where permitted by IFRA and final product safety assessment.
Usage, Dose & Performance
- Suggested starting dose: 0.5–5% of the fragrance concentrate for early trials.
- Trace use: Adds subtle powdery elegance and soft floral depth.
- Moderate use: Creates a clear violet-iris floral effect with woody softness.
- High use: Can become dominant, powdery, dry, and recognisably ionone-like.
- Diffusion: Moderate and smooth, strongest in the heart and drydown.
- Tenacity: Long-lasting, especially in floral, musky, woody, and powdery bases.
- Blending behavior: Works well with florals, ionones, musks, woods, ambers, rose materials, violet notes, iris accords, and soft fruits.
- Overdose risk: Can make a formula feel too powdery, dry, cosmetic, or old-fashioned if not balanced with freshness, brightness, or modern musks
Pairing Suggestions
Pairs well with aroma molecules
- Phenylethyl Alcohol: Builds a fresh rose-violet floral heart.
- Hedione MDJ: Adds airy floral lift and prevents the powder from feeling heavy.
- Benzyl Salicylate: Adds smooth floral-balsamic body and persistence.
- Sandalore: Creates creamy powdery floral-wood softness.
- Ethylene Brassylate: Adds clean musky comfort and a soft cosmetic drydown.
- Iso E Super: Gives transparent woody volume and modern structure.
Pairs well with essential oils
- Geranium Essential Oil: Adds rosy-green lift and natural floral body.
- Bergamot Essential Oil: Brightens the powdery floral heart with citrus freshness.
- Ylang Ylang Essential Oil: Adds creamy floral warmth and sensual softness.
- Patchouli Essential Oil: Grounds the powdery floral profile with darker woody depth.
- Amyris Essential Oil: Adds gentle woody creaminess beneath violet and iris effects.
- Clary Sage Essential Oil: Adds herbal warmth and a soft vintage floral nuance.
Pairs well with base accords
- Jasmine Flower Accord: Adds floral body and creamy petal depth.
- White Musk Accord: Creates a clean powdery floral-musk drydown.
- Sandal Accord: Builds a soft creamy iris-wood structure.
- Rice Accord: Adds milky powdery comfort and delicate softness.
- Amber Accord: Warms the powdery floral base with soft oriental depth.
- Tea Green Accord: Adds botanical freshness and a modern green contrast.
Technical Data & IFRA Limits
- Commercial name: Methyl Ionone Gamma
- Synonyms: Methylionone Gamma, Methyl Ionone Gamma Coeur, Methyl Ionone Pure Gamma, Isoraldeine Cetone Alpha, Isoraldeine 70, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- INCI name: Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- IUPAC name: 3-Methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl)but-3-en-2-one
- CAS number: 1335-46-2 / 127-51-5
- EC number: 215-635-0 / 204-846-3
- FEMA number: 2714
- FLAVIS number: 07.036
- Chemical class: Ionone ketone
- Material form: Liquid
- Flash point: 126°C
- Solubility: Soluble in alcohol; insoluble in water
- Allergen declaration: Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone is listed under the expanded EU fragrance allergen requirements. Citral is also declared at trace level.
IFRA 51st Amendment Limits
- Fine fragrance: < 30%
- Body creams, oils and lotions: < 7.6%
- Soap and rinse-off products: < 59%
- Reed diffusers: < 100%
- Room sprays: < 100%
- Candles: < 100%
For other applications, please refer to the downloadable IFRA certificate. 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
Methyl Ionone Gamma should be stored tightly sealed in a cool, well-ventilated place, away from heat, ignition sources, prolonged air exposure, and direct light. It is supplied as a colourless to yellowish liquid, so no pre-warming or pre-dilution is normally required before use. Its discoloration potential is considered low to moderate: the material is pale, but ionone-type materials may gradually yellow or shift in odour with heat, oxidation, and long storage. Testing is recommended in white waxes, clear bases, pale soaps, and pastel formulations, especially at higher dosage or after heat exposure.
Safety & Testing
Methyl Ionone Gamma 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. This material contains allergen-relevant components and is IFRA-limited in some applications, so final dosage and declaration requirements must be checked carefully before production. Test the material in the intended base, 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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