• 10% pre-diluted in DPG for effortless blending
• Adds soft milky sweetness and creamy roundness to fruity and gourmand notes
• Works well in perfumes, solid perfumes, incense pastes, and attars
• Useful as a blending agent in fruity lactones, dairy bases, and tonka-vanilla blends
• Enhances realism in milk, yogurt, caramel, or tropical fruit themes

Ethyl Lactate (10% in DPG) is a pre-diluted version of this soft, fruity, milky aroma chemical, known for its gentle creamy, lactic-fruity scent with a subtle fermented, slightly buttery nuance. It’s often used in gourmand perfumes, fruity florals, and natural milk-tonka-vanilla accords to impart a light sweetness and texture to the base or heart of a fragrance. This 10% dilution in DPG (Dipropylene Glycol) makes it easy to use in roll-ons, oil perfumes, solid perfumes, incense blends, and sprays.

Ethyl Lactate works especially well as a soft blender, helping to round off sharp fruity notes or create creamy warmth in desserts, musks, or lactonic florals.

INCI Name: Ethyl Lactate

CAS Number: 97-64-3

Molecular Formula: C5H10O3

Appearance: Clear to pale yellow liquid

Odor Description: Milky, soft fruity, creamy, slightly fermented

Purity: 10% in DPG

Boiling Point: ~154°C

Flash Point: ~46°C

Density: ~1.03 g/cm³

Solubility: Soluble in alcohol and DPG

Recommended Usage Level: 0.5%–3% of this dilution in final formula

Category: Creamy-Gourmand Modifier – Heart/Base Note – Perfumery Use

Use 0.5–2.5% of this dilution to enhance dairy, fruity, or edible heart notes. Pairs beautifully with ethyl maltol, musk ketone, vanillin, peachy lactones, and creamy sandalwood bases for smoothness and softness.

💡 To build a creamy fruity heart or soft milky base 🥛🍑, use 0.5–2.5% Ethyl Lactate (10% in DPG) in gourmand perfumes, fruity attars, or solid balms.

🍮 Blend with ethyl maltol for a cotton-candy milkshake effect.

🌰 Add vanillin or tonka notes for a warm custard-like base.

🌸 Works beautifully with lactonic florals like peach, jasmine, and sandalwood.

🔄 Mix well in oil or alcohol systems to achieve a silky diffusion.

⚠️ Patch test before applying in leave-on skincare or body mists.

Q1: What does Ethyl Lactate smell like?

It has a soft, fruity, slightly sour milk scent—like yogurt, cream, and mild caramel or buttermilk.

Q2: Is it natural or synthetic?

Ethyl Lactate occurs naturally in some fruits and fermented products but is used in perfumery in synthetic form for consistency.

Q3: Can I use this in oil-based perfumes or roll-ons?

Yes! The 10% DPG dilution makes it suitable for attars, mists, oil-based blends, and solid perfumes.

Q4: What kind of perfumes is it best for?

Perfect for gourmand, creamy florals, milk-themed blends, and fruity compositions that need softness or realism.

Q5: What other materials does it work with?

Pairs well with ethyl maltol, vanillin, peach or apricot lactones, musk, and creamy woods.