Oceanol

Methyl 2,4-dihydroxy-3-methylbenzoate
Olfactive Description:
Fresh, bright ozonic marine top note with a full-bodied earthy, mossy and woody dry down.
Note Impact:
Top High
Heart High
Base High
Useful in creating:
Watery, marine notes. Leather and dark wood fragrances. It brings a fresh clean note to the top and, in watery notes, it reinforces the salty and marine facets. It brings complexity in a leather or dark wood fragrance.
Great Combinations:
Veramoss, Ylanganate, Rose elements, Woody and Muguet notes, Aldehydes
Perfumers Insights:
“Oceanol is a powerful ingredient with mossy undertones, making it perfect for enhancing the salty trend but also to push freshness." “Just a touch of Oceanol pushes the other marine notes in your fragrance.” “The freshness Oceanol really differentiates it from other moss materials.” “Oceanol is an incredibly versatile ingredient with a powerful mossy note, an ozonic marine facet at the top –and more complexity than a straight moss material. It’s bright, clean and brings freshness.” “Oceanol performs incredibly well – you smell the impact at the top of your fragrance, but it’s also very long lasting.” “Using Oceanol in trace levels will bring the twist of a complex moss effect.”
Sustainability & Biodegradability:
  • vegan Vegan Suitable
  • readily readily

More Information

Molecular Weight:
182
Vapor Pressure:
0.000051 mm Hg @ 23°C
Log P:
2.97
Substantivity:
> 72 hours
Typical Use Level:
Up to 2%
IPC Number:
190782
CAS Number:
33662-58-7
Chemical Formula:
C9H10O4
Product Performance Stability
Fine Fragrance Very Good Very Good
Acid Cleaner Good Moderate
Liquid Detergent Good Very Good
Powder Detergent Good Good
Fabric Conditioner Very Good Good
AP Deo Good Good
Shampoo Good Very Good
Soap Good Good
Candles Good Very Good
Bleach Poor Poor