• Smooth dry-woody aroma with clean cedar and fixative depth
• Adds long-lasting structure and subtle warmth to base accords
• Perfect for use in chypre, fougère, oriental, woody-floral, and incense blends
• Balances rich resins, florals, and spicy notes
• Suitable for attars, oil perfumes, solid perfumes, and fine fragrance compositions

Cedryl Acetate is a refined acetate ester of cedrol, offering a dry, woody, soft cedar-like aroma with subtle earthy, balsamic, and musky undertones. It is widely used in perfumery for its fixative properties and ability to round off sharp notes, adding elegance, volume, and lasting woody warmth to both masculine and unisex fragrances.

Highly tenacious and non-intrusive, Cedryl Acetate is a staple in the base of chypres, woody ambers, spicy fougères, and incense perfumes.

INCI Name: Cedryl Acetate

CAS Number: 77-54-3

Molecular Formula: C17H28O2

Appearance: Clear to pale yellow liquid

Odor Description: Dry cedarwood, earthy, soft balsamic, woody-musky

Purity: 98%+

Boiling Point: ~315°C

Flash Point: ~134°C

Density: ~0.98 g/cm³

Solubility: Soluble in alcohol, DPG, and oils

Recommended Usage Level: 1%–8% in concentrate

Category: Woody Fixative – Base Note – Perfumery Use

Use 2–6% to add elegant woody body and fixative strength in musky woods, incense florals, and dry ambers.

💡 To build a clean, dry woody base 🌲🧴, use 2–6% Cedryl Acetate in your attars, solids, or alcohol-based perfumes.

🪵 Pair with patchouli, sandalwood, or vetiver for depth and richness.

🌸 Add to rose, iris, or ylang ylang to ground heady floral notes.

🔥 Use in incense, amber, or smoky perfumes to smooth transitions.

🔄 Blend and let age 5–10 days to allow base notes to soften and fuse.

⚠️ Tenacious yet subtle—Cedryl Acetate supports without overpowering.

Q1: What does Cedryl Acetate smell like?

It smells like dry cedarwood, with soft earthy, musky, and balsamic undertones—clean and refined.

Q2: Is it natural or synthetic?

Cedryl Acetate is a semi-synthetic molecule, derived from natural cedrol, offering enhanced stability and longevity.

Q3: Can it be used in oil perfumes or attars?

Yes! It is soluble in oils, DPG, and alcohol, and perfect for roll-ons, incense pastes, and solids.

Q4: What kinds of perfumes benefit from it?

Best in chypres, dry woody ambers, fougères, leather perfumes, and niche woody compositions.

Q5: What ingredients pair well with it?

Blends beautifully with vetiver, patchouli, ambroxan, musks, labdanum, sandalwood, and aldehydic florals.