• Powdery violet aroma with gentle woody-rose undertone
• Ideal for orris/violet accords, powdery florals, aldehydic bouquets, and fougères
• Balances dry florals and softens transitions from top to heart notes
• Long-lasting and diffusive in both alcohol- and oil-based perfumes
• Excellent for attars, solids, musky bases, vintage florals, and body mists

Alpha Ionone is a classic floral aroma molecule with a soft, powdery violet scent, accented by woody, rosy, and slightly fruity nuances. It’s an essential ingredient in violet accords, orris-type florals, and soft powdery blends, adding a gentle elegant floral veil to top and heart notes.

Less sweet and more woody than Beta Ionone, Alpha Ionone gives perfumes a vintage floral softness, often used in fougères, musky florals, and romantic aldehydic perfumes.

INCI Name: Alpha Ionone
CAS Number: 127-41-3
Molecular Formula: C13H20O
Appearance: Clear to pale yellow liquid
Odor Description: Soft violet, floral, powdery, rosy, slightly woody
Purity: 98%+
Boiling Point: ~263°C
Flash Point: ~113°C
Density: ~0.95 g/cm³
Solubility: Soluble in alcohol, oils, and DPG
Recommended Usage Level: 0.1%–5% in concentrate
Category: Floral-Powdery Modifier – Heart Note – Perfumery Use

Use 0.5–3% in floral blends for powdery softness, vintage depth, and a romantic floral atmosphere.

💡 To add powdery violet softness to your perfume 🌸🌫️, use 0.5–3% Alpha Ionone in your attars, mists, or solid blends.
🌼 Blend with heliotropin, rose, or orris butter for a nostalgic floral base.
🧴 Use in musky florals or aldehydic perfumes for a softening floral veil.
🌹 Pairs beautifully with coumarin and sandalwood in vintage-style blends.
🔄 Let your formula age 5–7 days for mellowed transitions and roundness.
⚠️ Alpha Ionone is softer than Beta—ideal for subtle elegance and floral layering.

Q1: What does Alpha Ionone smell like?
It smells like powdery violet petals, with soft rosy-woody undertones—clean, classic, and elegant.

Q2: Is Alpha Ionone a natural or synthetic material?
It is a synthetic aroma chemical, modeled after ionones found naturally in orris root and violets.

Q3: Can it be used in oil-based perfumes?
Yes! Alpha Ionone is soluble in alcohol, DPG, and oils, making it ideal for attars, roll-ons, mists, and solid perfumes.

Q4: What perfume styles benefit from it?
Perfect for powdery florals, fougères, orris perfumes, vintage aldehydic florals, and romantic blends.

Q5: What does it blend well with?
Pairs beautifully with heliotropin, coumarin, beta ionone, rose, sandalwood, aldehyde C-14, and musk ketone.