Cedryl Acetate

About this material

Cedryl acetate liquid greets you with a clean, dry woodiness—think cedar pencil shavings made velvety. The leather and vetiver-like undertones give it a masculine warmth, while a faint balsamic sweetness stops it reading as austere. It smells like cedarwood distilled to its most wearable essence. This is the workhorse woody fixative that quietly sits in countless fragrances. Use it to give any composition a smooth, long-lasting woody base without the terpenic top notes of cedar essential oils. It excels in fougères, chypres, and leather accords, but works equally well behind florals, where it adds silent structure and tenacity. Cedryl acetate is one of the most tenacious materials you can bu… — Fraterworks

Usage in formulas

The 124th most used material of 1414 in the catalogue, present in 83 of 806 formulas. Used when a specific effect is wanted, not out of habit.