Description and usage notes:
This is based on Galaxolide, but tweaked by IFF who manufacture it to be more animalic and more akin to natural deer musk.
Description from IFF: “musk, animal, leather.”
Don’t underestimate how different the odour of this material is from Galaxolide: this is an animalic musk with a much ‘dirtier’ conotation.
If you’re using this material in a product for sale in the EU you’ll need to know that it contains the following EU designated potential allergens (summarised from the IFF declaration available in full in the Documents section below).
| Potential Allergen | CAS No. | Total % Present |
| Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone | 127-51-5 | <0.0010 |
| Benzyl Benzoate | 120-51-4 | 0.0310 |
| Hydroxycitronellal | 107-75-5 | 0.0184 |
If you’re complying the IFRA guidelines you’ll need to know that, in addition to the above, this material also contains the following materials subject to IFRA restrictions (summarised from information provided by IFF):
| IFRA Restricted Material | CAS No. | Total % Present |
| beta-naphthyl methyl ketone | 93-08-3 | <0.0001 |
| Benzaldehyde | 100-52-7 | <0.0001 |
| Phenyl acetaldehyde | 122-78-1 | <0.0001 |
| Bergamot oil expressed | 8007-75-8 | 0.0001 |
| Bitter orange peel oil expressed | 68916-04-1
72968-50-4 |
<0.0001 |
| Petitgrain Mandarin oil | 8014-17-3 | <0.0001 |
Philippe (verified owner) –
A powerful blend, animalic, complex, pleasingly powdery. Has a wow factor from the tin…. I suspect to be used sparingly to add character and richness.
Wincy (verified owner) –
I still have to try more …..because is powerful~