Cinnamyl Acetate

About this material

Cinnamyl acetate is cinnamon's softer, more floral side. Where cinnamaldehyde burns and cinnamyl alcohol warms, cinnamyl acetate sweetens and lifts, with a gentle spicy-balsamic character and unexpected fruity-green facets. It occurs naturally in ylang ylang, cinnamon leaf, and narcissus absolute. Use cinnamyl acetate to add sweet, warm spice to your floral compositions without the harshness of cinnamic aldehyde. It excels in hyacinth, narcissus, and honeysuckle accords, where its mild balsamic warmth blends seamlessly. In rose compositions it contributes a subtle oriental spiciness. Hydroxycitronellal and phenylethyl alcohol bring out its warm floral side. Styrax and benzoin take it in a ba… — Fraterworks

Usage in formulas

The 399th most used material of 1414 in the catalogue, present in 12 of 806 formulas. A signature material: whoever uses it means to.