Vernaldehyde
Used in 2 formulas
About this material
Vernaldehyde is a fresh, green aldehyde with a bright outdoor-air character. Underneath the aldehydic top sits a cool, dewy green freshness and a light waxy-citrus edge. The overall effect is airy and clean, closer to spring air than to the fatty aldehydes of the C-10 to C-12 range. Use it in muguet, lilac and freesia for a sense of open-air freshness. In citrus colognes it reinforces the top and keeps bergamot from collapsing. It also pairs well with cedar, vetiver and Iso E Super, adding a cool lift to woody bases. Overdose it in a chypre to update the aldehydic top, where the green reads cleaner and more modern than classic C-10 or C-11. A trace lightens a heavy amber without weakening it… — 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.
- Aromatic Spicyin 14% of 7 formulas
