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Citral

SKU: 4CC00111

Citral is strong lemon sweet heavy citrus fatty aldehydic sour lemongrass litsea ginger colognes magnolia rose neroli citrus-fruits berry-fruits cherry fir conifer passion cola strawberry tutti-frutti apple.

US$ 0.16 /gram
Qty:
Odor Life (Smelling Strip)5 hrs
Relative Odor Impact270

Olfactory Profile

What is feeeel... the smell..?
CITRUSALIPHATIC
Top Notes

Citrus, Aliphatic

CitrusAliphatic
Heart Notes

Citrus

Citrus
Base Notes

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Odour & Impact

The odour and uses of Citral:

Odour=> sharp lemon sweet strong fresh citrusy lemon fatty-aldehydic sharp Sharp fatty sour lemon citrus
Perfume-Uses=> Eau-de-colognes fresh-topnotes Magnolia Rose Neroli Coffee Basil Cherry Lime Bay Lemon, Fir-Conifer, Lime, Orange, Grapefruit,
Lemon Lime Orange Passionfruit Cherry Ginger Cola Strawberry Grapefruit Tutti-frutti Apple, Cherry, Ginger, Grape, Lemon, Spice, Strawberry, Vanilla, Chewing-gum, Lemon *Lemongrass *LitseaCubeba
Blends-well-with=> +Olibanum +Benzylidene Acetone +Acetophenone +Bergamot +Lemongrass Gums,

Relative Odor Impact 270
Odor Life (Smelling Strip) 5 hrs

Perfumery Applications

Typical usage in perfume compounds:

0.050%
From
0.500%
Average
5.000%
Maximum

Technical Specifications

Product NameCitral
Appearance
Physical StateC-LESS LIQUID, DARKENS AIR, LIGHT, FE
Specific Gravity0.8850
Refractive Index1.4860
Melting PointTBA
Boiling Point103
Flash Point90
CAS No.5392-40-5
FEMA2303

Synonyms & Uses

$CC : Citral : 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal : Geranial : dimethyl-2,6-octadienal, 3,7- : Lemarome N : Neral : Geranial 9tra-citral) : Neral(c-b-citral) : Citral : 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal : Citralia : Hesperitraal : Lemarome : Lemsyn (base 90%) Neral : Lemarome : Geranial : Citral : PerfumersWorld

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Application Suitability
Rating Guide
Rating Guide
  • 9 Very Good Performance
  • 8 Good Performance
  • 7 Reasonable performance
  • 6 Fair performance
  • 5 Mediocre performance
  • 4 Slight stability problems
  • 3 Discoloration Problems
  • 2 Stability problems
  • 1 Major problems
  • 0 Not recommended for use

Alcoholic Perfume Very Good Performance
9/9
Anti-perspirants/Deo Discoloration Problems
3/9
Creams and Lotions Very Good Performance
9/9
Lipsticks Very Good Performance
9/9
Talcum Powder Discoloration Problems
3/9
Tablet Soap Discoloration Problems
3/9
Liquid Soap Discoloration Problems
3/9
Shampoo Very Good Performance
9/9
Hair Conditioner Very Good Performance
9/9
Bath/Shower Gel Very Good Performance
9/9
Cold Wave Mediocre performance
5/9
Acid Cleaner Major problems
1/9
Ammonia Very Good Performance
9/9
Chlorine Very Good Performance
9/9
Detergent Powder Major problems
1/9
Liquid Detergent Major problems
1/9
Fabric Softener Very Good Performance
9/9
Candles Very Good Performance
9/9
Pot Pourri Very Good Performance
9/9
Incense Very Good Performance
9/9

Important Notes:

End application data applies to experiments carried out by the authors or extrapolated from those experiments using computer algorithms. As application product formulations vary widely this information is only a general guide.

Full testing by both perfumers- flavorists and end users is the only proven method to ensuring a perfume or flavours safety- strength- suitability- stability and success.

Legislation and regulations vary widely and change with time so it is your duty to check this.

Often Used With

Ingredients that complement Citral beautifully

Dihydro Myrcenol

US$ 0.12 / gram

D-Limonene

US$ 0.08 / gram

Hedione

US$ 0.15 / gram

Hydroxycitronellal

US$ 0.23 / gram

Geraniol

US$ 0.12 / gram

CitronellOL

US$ 0.22 / gram

Iso E Super

US$ 0.14 / gram