# Zenolide

Source: https://dupehacking.com/ingredients/zenolide
CAS: 54982-83-1



Zenolide opens with a clean, airy muskiness threaded with a distinctive red berry sweetness you won't find in most other musks. The waxy, skin-like quality is immediate and inviting. As it develops, a gentle animalic warmth emerges beneath the softness, giving it real depth without any harshness. This macrocyclic musk excels at adding volume and lasting power to compositions that need a polished base. It sits beautifully behind floral and fruity accords, lifting them with transparent warmth rather than weighing them down. Pair it with ethylene brassylate for a layered musk foundation, or use it to soften woody notes in modern masculine and unisex builds. Zenolide works across fine fragrance,… — Fraterworks

## How the catalogue uses it
- Appears in 36 formulas.
- Dose: 0.12% to 18.07%, average 3.82%.
- Most at home in: Oriental Floral, Amber Woody, Citrus Aromatic.
- Usually weighed alongside: Iso E Super, Hedione, Ambroxan, Ethylene Brassylate, Hedione HC, Norlimbanol.


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