Ethyl Decanoate
Used in 2 formulas
About this material
Ethyl decanoate brings a waxy, oily dimension to fruit notes that cleaner materials cannot provide. The cognac and grape-skin character is prominent — mature, vinous, and warm rather than bright or candy-sweet. Think ripe grapes and aged brandy rather than fresh fruit salad. That waxy quality is what sets it apart. Most fruity materials deliver clean, transparent fruit; ethyl decanoate contributes body, texture, and a grown-up richness. Its 44-hour blotter life places it in the heart-to-base transition zone — longer-lasting than fleeting fruity top notes, useful for anchoring fruit accords that would otherwise fade too quickly. Other wine-like materials (ethyl octanoate, ethyl hexanoate) rei… — Fraterworks
Usage in formulas
The 792nd most used material of 1414 in the catalogue, present in 2 of 806 formulas. A signature material: whoever uses it means to.
Where it actually lives
The share of each family's formulas that contain it. Not how often it appears, but how indispensable it is inside that family.
- Oriental Spicyin 7% of 14 formulas
