Benzyl Benzoate

$21.00
Benzyl Benzoate

Benzyl Benzoate

$21.00
Size 100ml

Smooth, lightly sweet, and quietly functional, Benzyl Benzoate is a classic perfumery material valued for both its subtle aroma and its exceptional technical versatility. Used across fine fragrance and functional formulations, it acts as a bridge between scent and structure.

Benzyl Benzoate has a very mild, balsamic–sweet aroma, often described as softly floral with faint almond and resinous undertones. Its scent impact is low, allowing it to support compositions without intruding. More importantly, it contributes body, smoothness, and cohesion, helping heavier materials feel polished rather than dense.

Benzyl Benzoate functions primarily as a solvent, fixative, and blending aid, rather than a feature note.

Recommended concentration: 1–10% (higher levels used for technical purposes)

Commonly used to:
Dilute thick or crystalline materials (resins, absolutes, musks)
Improve solubility and clarity in alcohol-based perfumes
Enhance longevity and smooth evaporation

Suitable for non-perfumery applications including candles, reed diffusers, room sprays, and some bath & body formulations

It is especially useful in floral, oriental, and resin-heavy compositions.

Material Type: Aroma chemical / solvent / fixative
INCI Name: Benzyl Benzoate
CAS Number: 120-51-4
Origin: Synthetic (nature-identical)
Odour Profile: Mildly sweet, balsamic, softly floral
Appearance: Clear, colourless to pale yellow liquid
Solubility: Soluble in alcohol and oils
Key Components: Benzyl benzoate (single component material)

For external use only
Can be a known fragrance allergen
Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes
Store in a cool, dark place in a tightly sealed container
Shelf life: 5+ years when stored correctly

Essential Dilution Starter - For Beginners

$18.00
Working in dilution for beginner perfumers

Essential Dilution Starter - For Beginners

$18.00

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The first rule of perfumery: never work neat.

Every professional perfumer works in dilution. It's not a beginner shortcut, it's the correct way to evaluate and blend aromatic materials. At full concentration, materials smell harsh, inaccurate, and often overwhelming. You're not smelling the material, you're smelling too much of it.

When you dilute a 5ml aromatic material to a 10% solution, you extend it to 50ml of working stock. That's five times the material to experiment with, evaluate, and blend, without wasting a drop of something precious and expensive.

For powder materials like ambroxan, calone, and vanillin, dilution isn't optional, it's essential. Powders need to be fully dissolved in ethanol before they can be accurately measured, evaluated, or incorporated into a formula. Without this step, you simply can't work with them properly.

This bundle gives you everything you need to start working correctly from the first session.

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