Synthetics
Beta ionone smells like a sweet, fruity-floral violet with warm, woody, and slightly dry notes, reminiscent of beeswax and raspberries.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 16, No. 4, 45, (1991): Sweet, fruity, woody, berry-like with floral and seedy nuances
Luebke, William tgsc, (1998): Dry powdery floral woody orris berry seedy
Perfumers Apprentice: Floral, orris, fruity, berry, woody.
Ionone beta has a particularly intense freesia character. the volume of ionone beta is emphasized by a fruity, somewhat raspberry-like background.
Usage: it is useful in the formulation of boronia and indispensable in violet compositions. it has good substantivity and is used in all areas of perfumery.
Use level: up to 20%