• 10% dilution in DPG for safe and easy blending
• Adds natural rosy-fruity nuance and complexity to floral accords
• Great for chypres, modern florals, fruity florals, and powdery blends
• Enhances projection and balances between top and heart notes
• Suitable for attars, roll-ons, solid perfumes, and oil sprays

Alpha Damascone (10% in DPG) is a pre-diluted version of one of the most luxurious rose ketones, known for its fruity-floral scent with facets of rose, plum, tea, and soft tobacco. It is commonly used to add depth, radiance, and natural realism to floral, fruity, and modern chypre perfumes.

This 10% dilution in DPG (Dipropylene Glycol) allows for easy incorporation into oil-based perfumes, solid perfumes, attars, incense blends, and modern layered fragrance oils. Even in low amounts, Alpha Damascone transforms simple florals into sophisticated, elegant compositions.

INCI Name: Alpha Damascone

CAS Number: 24720-09-0

Molecular Formula: C13H18O

Appearance: Clear to slightly yellow liquid

Odor Description: Rose, plum, berry, tea, fruity-floral, warm

Purity: 10% in DPG

Boiling Point: ~125°C (under vacuum)

Flash Point: ~85°C

Density: ~0.95 g/cm³

Solubility: Soluble in alcohol and DPG

Recommended Usage Level: 0.1%–2.5% of this dilution

Category: Fruity-Floral Modifier – Heart Note – Perfumery Use

Use 0.5–2% to enhance rose, plum, tea, or chypre accords. Excellent in vintage florals, elegant fruity florals, and high-end oriental compositions.

💡 To enrich your floral perfumes with rose-fruity elegance 🌹🍑, use 0.5–2% Alpha Damascone (10% in DPG) in oil-based or mist formulations.

🌸 Blend with rose absolutes or phenyl ethyl alcohol for a juicy rose heart.

🍵 Add to tea notes, osmanthus, or violet for modern florals with character.

🪵 Use with tobacco, amber, or woods to deepen vintage or oriental styles.

🔄 Shake well before use and allow your formula to mature 5–7 days.

⚠️ Alpha Damascone is very potent—start low and test carefully in blends.

Q1: What does Alpha Damascone smell like?

It smells like rose petals dipped in plum juice, with soft tea, berry, and warm floral undertones—radiant and elegant.

Q2: Is this a natural material?

It is synthetically produced, though it mimics components found in rose oil and is part of the damascone family of aroma chemicals.

Q3: What kind of perfumes use Alpha Damascone?

Best used in modern florals, fruity-florals, tea perfumes, chypres, and oriental florals.

Q4: Can it be used in oil perfumes and attars?

Yes! The DPG dilution makes it suitable for attars, roll-ons, and oil-based perfumes.

Q5: What ingredients does it blend well with?

Excellent with rose, osmanthus, violet, amber, patchouli, and tea notes.