Beta-Damascenone

Its aroma is intense, marked by rich jam-like fruit and smoky facets — a powerful tool for enhancing fruity depth and smoky undertones.

Richly layered with ripe fruit, rose, honeyed warmth, tea notes, and a whisper of tobacco, it delivers a potent yet elegant fruity–floral imprint. Its extraordinarily low odor threshold (around 0.009 ppb in water) allows minimal traces to shape and elevate the entire composition.

Aroma Profile

Chinese name: 乙位突厥烯酮｜β-大马烯酮

English name: Beta-Damascenone

CAS No.: 23696-85-7 / 23726-93-4

FEMA No.: 3420

Key Characteristics

Ultra-Low Threshold, Highly Efficient Enhancer

One of the lowest-threshold natural aroma compounds known; even at trace (ppb-level) concentrations, beta-damascenone markedly increases naturalness and complexity within a fragrance.

Highly Natural Fruity-Floral Impression

It can reproduce the natural scent of ripe fruits (such as apple, apricot, grape) and blooming roses, imparting a vivid sense of “living freshness” to a composition.

Exceptional Harmonizing and Enhancing Capacity

It fuses floral, fruity, woody, and oriental elements seamlessly, enhancing roundness and depth throughout the accord.

Outstanding Persistence and Diffusion

Although classified as a top-to-mid note, its exceptionally high activity allows it to influence the fragrance throughout the lifespan. A warm undertone emerges especially in the mid-to-late stages.

Primary Applications

Beta-damascenone is primarily used in fragrance formulations requiring pronounced fruity depth and smoky undertones.

High-End Perfume Industry

A core enhancer in rose, jasmine, orange blossom, and other floral accords.

A key structural fruity component in fruity chypre, oriental, and gourmand creations.

Creates warm fruit-sweetness intertwined with tobacco–tea nuances when used in masculine fragrances.

Cosmetics & Personal Care

In high-end skincare, shampoos, and shower gels, trace additions enhance the sense of luxury and natural fruity radiance.

Edible Flavors (Strictly Within Regulatory Limits)

Its ability to impart natural ripe-fruit character makes it widely used in apple, strawberry, grape, black tea, honey, wine, tobacco, and related flavor systems.

Usage Recommendations and Precautions

Dosage: Dosage must be extremely low.
Recommended dosage in daily-use fragrances: 0.0001%–0.002% (1–20 ppm).
In edible flavor formulations, the dosage typically remains below 1 ppm and must comply with food regulations in different countries (such as FEMA GRAS).

Dilution Recommendation: It is strongly recommended to pre-dilute the material to 0.01%–0.1% to ensure accurate dosing and homogeneous dispersion.

Compatibility：

In combination with Beta-Damascone, rhodinoll, phenethyl alcohol, and linalool, it can construct a realistic rose profile.
With raspberry ketone and γ-Decalactone, it enhances the authenticity of fruity notes.
With vetiver, patchouli, and amber materials, it reinforces the depth of oriental accords.

Beta-damascenone is hailed as the “golden catalyst of aromatics”.

Although used in trace amounts, it can fundamentally transform the character of a fragrance—from flat to vivid, from artificial to natural. It is employed in classic top-tier perfumes such as Chanel No. 5 and Dior J’adore. Despite its high price, its irreplaceable olfactory impact makes it a secret key for perfumers seeking to craft the “soul of a fragrance”.

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