Linalool

Aroma Chemicals

Linalool

Linalool offers a fresh, floral-citrusy aroma with herbal-woody nuances, bringing smoothness, clarity, and natural freshness to perfumes.

Aroma ChemicalMiddleCAS: 78-70-6

Odor Strength

Medium

Odor Type

Floral

Lavender

Functional Profile

How perfumers typically use Linalool in their compositions.

Enhance

117 formulas

0.2%4.4%15.8%

Blend

88 formulas

0.1%3.1%11.0%

Build

52 formulas

0.3%13.6%50.0%

Bridge

43 formulas

0.4%2.4%8.0%

Support

29 formulas

1.5%3.2%6.2%

Accent

14 formulas

0.1%0.1%0.1%

Modulate

1 formulas

1.8%1.8%1.8%

Common Formula Contexts

Fragrance styles and categories where Linalool appears most often.

Floral Bouquet

60 formulas

0.1%6.1%27.6%

Fresh Citrus

58 formulas

0.3%8.0%50.0%

Complex Composition

40 formulas

0.2%6.1%27.6%

Woody Aromatic

7 formulas

0.1%1.9%4.1%

Oriental Amber

6 formulas

0.1%1.5%3.9%

TGSC Descriptions

Mosciano, Gerard P&F 21, No. 1, 33, (1996): Citrus, orange, floral, terpy, waxy and rose

Luebke, William tgsc, (1983): Citrus floral sweet bois de rose woody green blueberry

Other Descriptions

Linalool

Fraterworks: Linalool really needs no introduction; it is one of the most commonly used aroma chemicals today. it is abundant in nature with the oils of rosewood (aniba roaeodora, not the type pianos and stringed instruments are made from, dalbergia nigra) and shiu wood (also known as ho wood) containing the highest amounts naturally (over 80%).
In combination with its ester linalyl acetate, linalool can be used to create the effect of citrus freshness without its characteristic odour of oranges or lemons. this makes it incredibly useful for novel top notes.
Linalool blends extremely well with dihydromyrcenol and the entire citrus family where it can modify and extend those notes. it has a light woody quality and also blends well with most materials in that category also.
Our linalool comes from basf in germany which makes extremely fine aroma chemicals. basf is our preferred supplier for many standard materials due to their meticulous care in manufacturing. no other supplier produces such a clean and true linalool.

Linalool

Pell Wall Perfumes: Fresh, floral-woody, sweet, citrus
Arctander writes extensively about linalool: “linalool is used very extensively in perfume compositions of almost all types and price levels. basically a floral material, and originally a lily-of-the v alley (muguet) ingredient, it is now used in countless floral types, and in oriental, ambre, aldehydic, herbaceous and many other fragrance types. it may even form part of a citrus fragrance or a woody complex, a lily, muguet, honeysuckle, lilac, sweet pea, neroii, appleblossom, frangipanni, freesia, peony, etc. etc. … linalool should be the ingredient that gives the lift in an overall heavier composition. newer derivatives, particularly the higher homologies of linalool, are excellent modifiers/blenders with proper mellowing effect upon the more volatile linalool.”