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    “Might be my most preferred and used Musk!”
    Chris Priestley
    Helvetolide® Customer

    Aroma Chemicals

    Helvetolide®

    Helvetolide®

    CAS: 141773-73-1
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    Helvetolide® is one of the few musks that can be perceived not just in the dry down but also in the top notes of a fragrance. It is considered a radiant (like the rose ketones) and even traces can have enormous impact on a perfume.

    Having a delicate nuance of pears, this musk is an excellent addition to gourmand type fragrances.

    Combine Helvetolide with our highly popular Pear Belle base, or blend it with other musks to increase their power and diffusion.

    Fraterworks® is strictly a reseller of this product and is neither an agent nor official distributor for Firmenich.

    IFRA 51: No restriction for category 4
    Average Use: 1.4% in a perfume compound
    Appearance: Colourless liquid
    Longevity: Lasts > 400 hours on a smelling strip.

    General Information

    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.

    IFRA Standards

    Permitted amounts in finished product:

    IFRA 51: 100%

    These are derived from calculated concentrations which do not replace chromatographic quantification on individual lots. Disclaimer...

    For Trade Use Only

    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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    “This chemical, relatively recently used in perfumery has become paramount. I would dare to say that it is as unique as Hedione or Paradisone. Helvetolide is musky, floral, having a certain fruitiness reminiscent of pears. It is very diffusive, and there are not many musk odorants, (although many diverse olfactory richness, it is mainly a musky chemical), that are diffusive but normally heavy. They are very clean and transparent notes, but heavy. On the contrary, Helvetolide is all aura, all diffusion. It has a capacity to harmonize the regular top notes based on linalool, ethyl linalool, dihydromyrcenol, coranol, sclareaolate, and green odorants, among others, and with the heavy musks like Galaxolide, Habanolide, ethylene brassilate, Ambrettolide, Scentolide, Isomuscone, Romandolide, Nirvanolide, Muscenone, Exaltenone, Globanone, Muscone Laevo, and others. All of these qualities make Helvetolide absolutely unique. It can’t be replaced. […]

    Helvetolide is one of the chemicals that most affected the evolution of perfumery since 1999. The material has been used in so many accords in quantities that range from 0.5 percent to as much as 15 percent (its normal average dosage it is around 4 to 5 percent). Helvetolide possesses a very unusual chemical structure, considering it smells of “musk.” However, as I mentioned before, it is not simply musky in character. The material is radiant, with aspects of flowers, cleanliness, harmony and softness. I have used this indispensable material many times. One remarkable perfume including Helvetolide (around 7 percent) is “Miracle” by Lancôme, a fantastic combination of ethyl linalool, linalool, linalyl acetate, pink pepper, ginger oil, Coranol, Florol, Neobutenone, Helvetolide, Cyclogalbanate, Irone α, cyclamen aldehyde, lilial, glycolierral, Iso E Super, muscenone (around 3.5 percent), Exaltolide, cassis bud absolute, Prunella, lots of Galaxolide, lyral and many other ingredients that have made possible one of the best fragrance creations of recent years. Other fragrances using Helvetolide are “Ultraviolet” for women in which the material is mixed with Mysoral, “Aquaman,” “Oxygène,” “Too Much Champs Elysées,” “Flower” by Kenzo (a very good soft violet and flowery note), “BLV for Ladies” (Helvetolide, ginger oil), “Nu,” “Chance,” “Chic,” “Colgne de Thierry Mugler,” “Creed White,” “Pleasures Intense,” “Sensi,” “Freedom” by Tommy Hilfiger for men and just recently in “Bulgari Onmia” (around 15 percent). However, this list is too long to mention all that is being created and achieved by/with this key chemical. Research brings to us many great ingredients. Many of them are merely good. Others selected by a few visionary perfumers become the giants that set the trend — Helvetolide is in this class of materials.

    Hedione created history since it was first used by Edmond in “Eau Sauvage” in 1966. Then, the material was just a secret chemical called N378 B. Several other history-making chemicals followed: Iso E Super, Cashmeran, the damascones, Florol, ethyl linalool, nor limbanol and variations, Firsantol, Coranol, and others. Helvetolide is absolutely in the top level. Understanding this fact is of great importance in understanding the essence and the real meaning of this article — the creative evolution of perfumery.”

    A. B. Camps. Perfumery: Techniques in Evolution, Carol Stream: Allured Publishing Corporation, 2009, pp. 199–200.

    Demonstration Formulas

    Fraterworks demonstration formulas give you real-world examples of how our products are used. See the complete index.

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    Customer Reviews

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    Chris Priestley
    lovely

    Might be my most preferred and used Musk!

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    Anonymous
    Favorite musk

    I own just about every musk, yet don't really like most. This one is easy to use, modern and works with most formulas

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    C.J.H.
    Fresh!

    Comparing the stock bought from the other supplier, this one certainly is fresh. Versatile musk worth stock in hefty amount. Suited for fruit&gourmand position.

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    Aaron Pimble
    Made a 10% solution

    This will help with the longevity of your fragrance. Made a simple 10% solution. I like to test by spraying on my wrist to simulate real world wear. It was there the entire day. A little goes a long way.

    General Disclaimer

    (a) Vegan labelling: Where the word “vegan” is used in relation to our products, that indicates that we have not added any animal products to products marked vegan. We do not verify whether any third-party supplier has used animal additives prior to supplying a product to us. We provide products marked vegan “as is” and make no representation as to the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of that claim.

    (b) Natural labelling: Where the word “natural” is used in relation to our products, that indicates that we have not added any synthetic additives to products marked natural. We do not verify whether any third-party supplier has used synthetic additives prior to supplying a product to us. We provide products marked natural “as is” and make no representation as to the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of that claim.

    (c) Documentation: We provide the information contained in each document you obtain from us (including but not limited to SDS, IFRA certificate, COA, TDS, EU Allergens, and any other regulatory document) “as is” and make no representation as to its accuracy, completeness, or reliability. We provide no warranties or guarantees in relation to a document you obtain from us. You purchase and use a document or documents at your own risk. Any implied conditions or warranties are excluded and, to the extent that they cannot be excluded, any liability we have to you or any other person or entity in respect of a document you obtain from us is limited to NZD0.01 (one cent). You indemnify us against any loss we suffer or incur as a direct or indirect result of your use of a document you obtain from us.

    (d) Demonstration formulas: Demonstration formulas are provided as a guide only. We provide no warranties or guarantees in relation to the formula. You access and use the formula at your own risk. Any implied conditions or warranties are excluded and, to the extent that they cannot be excluded, any liability we have to you or any other person or entity in respect of the formula is limited to NZD0.01 (one cent). You indemnify us against any loss we suffer or incur as a direct or indirect result of your use of a formula.

    • Regulations

      All of our products are compliant with EU 1223/2009 and the NZCPGS. None of our bases contain prohibited materials and regulatory compliance is possible depending on usage.

      Disclaimer 
    • IFRA Conformity

      All of our bases can be used in products requiring conformity with the latest IFRA standards. Check the use levels under the Usage Restrictions section above.

    • Nitro Musks

      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.