Tetrahydrolinalool
Tetrahydrolinalool
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The stability champion for aggressive bases.
Adds creamy petal texture to synthetic accords.
Bulletproof florals that survive bleach & acid.
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Tetrahydrolinalool opens with sweet, soft floral character—gentler and less green than linalool, more powdery and delicate. The lily and lilac facets provide naturalistic freshness, while bois de rose undertones add subtle woody warmth. A distinctive tea-like nuance and clean oily quality complete a profile that feels refined and transparent. It works beautifully in muguet, lily, lilac, mimosa, rose, and jasmine compositions at levels from 1–8%.
Work with tetrahydrolinalool at up to 30% of your concentrate where stability is paramount. The 12-hour substantivity on blotter means it functions as a fresh top-to-heart modifier. While slightly weaker than linalool, its superior durability more than compensates in functional applications. Blend with other stable florals for tea accords, aromatic fougères, and transparent citrus compositions.
Linalool, Dihydrolinalool, and Tetrahydrolinalool Compared
These three materials represent a spectrum of stability versus olfactory intensity. Linalool is the most potent and complex—fresh, floral-citrus with distinctive rosewood character—but it's vulnerable to oxidation and it must be declared as an allergen in the EU.
Dihydrolinalool sits in the middle: having better stability than linalool while retaining a bois de rose-woody character with subtle blueberry and citrus facets.
Tetrahydrolinalool is the most stable of the three—it survives harsh detergent and soap bases where the others would degrade, and it requires no allergen declaration.
The trade-off is intensity: linalool is the strongest, dihydrolinalool somewhat milder, and tetrahydrolinalool the softest and most diffuse.
Choose linalool for fine fragrance impact, dihydrolinalool for functional applications needing some character, and tetrahydrolinalool when maximum stability matters most.
Disclaimer: where applicable, references to third-party perfumes, brand names and trade marks are solely for identification and comparison. This is an independently developed Fraterworks formulation, not the original, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any brand or trade mark owner.
Tetrahydrolinalool has a moderate odour presence (4/10 strength) when evaluated directly, but shows a restrained impact in blends (3/10). Can be used generously without dominating.
- IFRA 52 (draft)
- 4.7% in finished product (Cat. 4)
- IFRA 51
- No restriction for category 4
- Odour Family
- Floral
- Appearance
- Colourless liquid
- Longevity
- Lasts 12 hours on a smelling strip.
- INCI Name
- TETRAHYDROLINALOOL
- IUPAC Name
- 3,7-dimethyloctan-3-ol
A smooth, creamy floral scent with lily-of-the-valley freshness, displaying a distinctive waxy-fatty texture reminiscent of tea rose petals and Earl Grey tea.
Essential floral body-builder for hostile bases, extends citrus freshness in functional products.
General Information
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
IFRA Standards
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...
For Trade Use Only
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.
Usage in Perfumery
Tetrahydrolinalool appears in 5% of the perfumes we have analysed, at a median of 0.6% of the concentrate.
- Odour
- Floral, citrus, woody, fresh, rose
- Family
- Floral
- Substantivity
- 12 hours on a smelling strip
GCMS analysesAmouage Portrayal Man (0.492%), Coty Chypre (0.17%)
Creative FormulasAcqua Viva (0.1–10%), Addictive Vibration, Fiero, Honour Woman, N°18, Reflection Man, Reflection Woman, Torino21, California Dream (< 0.1%), Code Profumo, Gabrielle Essence, Matière Noire, Nouveau Monde, Palatine, Parfum De La Nuit 3, Sur La Route, Wood & Spices, Yatagan
Lemongrass (0.3%)
Average content per species across published analyses, indexed by Essential Oil University.
Also known by 21 other names
(1)-3,7-; 2,6-; 3,7-; dimethyl octan-3-ol; dimethyl-1, 6-octadien-3-ol; dimethyl-3-octanol; dimethyl-6-octanol; dimethyloctan-3-ol + 2,6-dimethyloctan-2-ol; landenol; linacsol (Takasago); linalool tetrahydride; octan-3-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-; octanol, 3,7-dimethyl-; tetra hydro linalyl mufuol; tetra hydro muguol (IFF); tetragol; tetrahydroalloocimenol; tetrahydrolinalool and tetrahydromyrcenol mixture; tetrahydrolinalool pure FCC; tetrahydromyrcenol tetrahydrolinalool and dihydro-alpha-terineol mixture; tetralol
Statistics drawn from published GCMS analyses, commercial and demonstration formulas. References to third-party perfumes, brand names and trade marks are solely for identification and comparison. Formulas not made, supplied, licensed, authorised, sponsored or endorsed by the manufacturer or trade mark owner.
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Tetrahydrolinalool