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Perfumes by raw material

Perfumes with Exaltolide

Exaltolide is in 556 of the 801 famous perfumes we have reconstructed, 69% of the catalogue. In 16 of them it is one of the three biggest materials in the formula.

556
famous perfumes
69%
of the catalogue
16
as a top-3 material

What Exaltolide smells like

Exaltolide is an elegant, warm skin musk with a soft animal undertone, close to the musk found in angelica root. It makes a perfume feel sensual and expensive rather than merely clean.

Also known as pentadecanolide.

Perfumes built on Exaltolide

Ranked by how much of the formula it takes, heaviest first. Solvents are left out of the ranking.

  1. 1Roses Vanillemain material, well above its usual dose · Oriental
  2. 2Roses Muskmain material, well above its usual dose · Floral
  3. 3Intense Cafémain material, well above its usual dose · Oriental
  4. 4Patchouli 24main material, well above its usual dose · Woody Chypre
  5. 5Eau de Gentiane Blanchesecond-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Aromatic
  6. 6Voyagesecond-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Floral Woody Musky
  7. 7Apogéesecond-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Floral
  8. 8Kurkysecond-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Fruity
  9. 9Bvlg. Pour Hommethird-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Floral Woody Musky
  10. 10Peony & Blush Suedethird-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Floral
  11. 11Tyl Assolutothird-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Amber
  12. 12Arabiansmain material, well above its usual dose · Oriental
  13. 13Black Aoudthird-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Floral Woody Musky
  14. 14Hindu Kushsecond-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Amber Woody
  15. 15Stronger With You Intenselythird-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Oriental Fougère
  16. 16Lady Million Privéthird-biggest material, well above its usual dose · Oriental Floral

More perfumes where Exaltolide stands out

Here it is not one of the three biggest materials, but these are the formulas where it weighs most.

  1. 17Cedrat Boisein the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Citrus Aromatic
  2. 18Blanchein the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Floral
  3. 19Carnal Flowerin the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Floral
  4. 20Baraondain the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Amber Woody
  5. 21Gardéniain the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Floral
  6. 22Euphoria for Womenin the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Amber Floral
  7. 23Udenin the top 5 materials, well above its usual dose · Aromatic Spicy
  8. 24Atomic Rosein the top 10 materials, well above its usual dose · Oriental Floral

Full material data

Odour profile, typical dose across the catalogue and substitutes are on the material page:

Questions

What does Exaltolide smell like?
Exaltolide is an elegant, warm skin musk with a soft animal undertone, close to the musk found in angelica root. It makes a perfume feel sensual and expensive rather than merely clean.
Which perfumes contain Exaltolide?
556 of the 801 famous perfumes we have reconstructed contain it. It is one of the main materials in Roses Vanille, Roses Musk, Intense Café, Patchouli 24 and Eau de Gentiane Blanche.
How much Exaltolide is in a perfume?
Anything from a trace to a large share of the concentrate, depending on the perfume. The exact quantity for each perfume is in its full formula, on its page.

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