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Patchouli Alcohol

CAS
5986-55-0
EC
Material type
other
Canonical source
document derived
Formulation

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Compatibility tags
chyprewoodyamberfougereorientalleather
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
woody
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
woodyearthypatchoulibalsamicdry

The main sesquiterpene alcohol isolated from patchouli oil, and the compound most responsible for its signature scent. Smells like a cleaner, drier, more refined patchouli — woody and earthy with a soft balsamic-ambery warmth, but without the camphoraceous or musty facets of crude patchouli oil. Very tenacious and rounded on the drydown.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
9 / 10
Volatility
2 / 10
Reverse-composition

Contained in

Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.

Ingredient%Range
Patchoulol Crystals PA9950%
Prunol SP1–5%
Patchouli Oil
Identity
Aliases · 2
Patchouli AlcoholPATCHOULOL
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