Firsantol

About this material

Firsantol is a superstar of the synthetic sandalwood family and yet it still tends to go unused when Javanol and Polysantol are available. Why this is I do not know as Firsantol really is one of the most diffusive and luminous wood chemicals; a trace goes a long way. Blends with Polysantol and Dartanol (Laevo Bacdanol) are outstanding. A good comparison of the various chemicals is that Javanol is the most powerful and truest to the scent of sandalwood oil, Polysantol (nearly as strong as Javanol) has more sweetness and is an excellent all-round blender, and Firsantol is slightly weaker in odour intensity but the most diffusive in power. The following blend creates a nice mixture in which Dar… — Fraterworks

Usage in formulas

The 288th most used material of 1414 in the catalogue, present in 24 of 806 formulas. A signature material: whoever uses it means to.