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Offered pure and at 10% dilution for ease of use.
Mere traces give incredible fixation.
Enhances every accord you use it in.
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Exaltone® [cyclopentadecanone] is a luxurious, refined musk that anchors compositions without overpowering them. Its balance of warmth, sweetness, and slight animalic nuance makes it one of the most sophisticated musks available today. Arctander says, “it improves the 'wearability' of a perfume when properly incorporated in the fragrance. Its power becomes more perceptible and evident in extreme dilution, e.g. below one percent in the perfume oil.”
To compare Exaltone (this product) and the very similarly named Exalt-en-one [5-cyclohexadecen-1-one] we can say that Exaltone is more powdery, natural, and elegant with a focus on fixative strength, whereas Exaltenone is more powerful, opaque, and animalic, offering a creamier and robust musk note. Their differences make them suitable for slightly different roles in perfumery, and choosing between them depends on the desired scent profile and budget.
Because it is costly we are also offering it diluted to 10% in benzyl benzoate (IFRA maximum use 4.8% of your finished product in category 4). We use benzyl benzoate because it is a very effective solvent for this musk which can be difficult to dilute otherwise. Alternatives if you are wishing to purchase pure and dilute yourself are ethanol or DEP.
| Musk | Fixation Strength | Animalic Intensity |
|---|---|---|
| Exaltone [this] | High | Moderate |
| Warm, sweet, slightly animalic musk. | ||
| Exaltolide® | Very High | Mild |
| Soft, powdery, slightly floral musk. | ||
| Exaltenone | Very High | High |
| Musky-animalic, reminiscent of Tonkin musk. | ||
| Muscenone® | High | Moderate |
| Powdery musk with subtle animalic nuances. | ||
| Muscone Laevo | High | Very High |
| Strongly musky with a slight animalic note. | ||
Exaltone® Crystals shows balanced behavior with moderate strength (4/10) and proportional impact in blends (7/10). Versatile and predictable to work with.
Odour Family:
Musk
Appearance: White crystals
Longevity: Lasts > 400 hours on a smelling strip.
Fraterworks® is strictly a reseller of this product and is neither an agent nor official distributor for Firmenich.
Like most suppliers and makers of quality raw materials for fragrances, we do not filter many of our products. This ensures that no odiferous matter is lost prior to use but can result in the appearance of small particles or slight clouding.
All alcoholic fragrances should be macerated for up to a month and then chilled in a moderate freezer overnight before being filtered fine. This will remove all cloudiness or detritus and is the industry norm.
Permitted amounts in finished product:
IFRA 51: 100%
IFRA 49: 100%
These are derived from calculated concentrations which do not replace chromatographic quantification on individual lots. Disclaimer...
Our products are intended as building blocks in the perfume creation process; they are not to be applied to the skin undiluted.
These raw materials are for use by the perfumery trade only.
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Some of our products may contain small amounts of EU and IFRA compliant musk ketone. We never use musk xylene, musk ambrette or any other prohibited materials.
