• Iconic nitro-musk with soft floral-musky elegance
• Adds warmth, sensuality, and a creamy-powdery finish to perfume bases
• Long-lasting fixative used in oriental florals, musks, attars, and solids
• Works beautifully in both traditional and modern perfume formats
• Ideal for roll-ons, oil-based perfumes, body mists, and incense blends

Musk Ambrette is a legendary nitro-musk aroma compound, prized for its warm, powdery, sweet musky scent with subtle hints of floral amber and balsamic undertones. It’s known for its rich, sensual character and exceptional lasting power, making it a favorite in orientals, florals, musky blends, and traditional attars.

Even in very small amounts, Musk Ambrette adds luxury, depth, and a creamy-soft fixative base that enhances the performance of your entire perfume.

INCI Name: Musk Ambrette

CAS Number: 83-66-9

Molecular Formula: C12H16N2O5

Appearance: White to pale yellow crystalline powder

Odor Description: Soft powdery musk, floral, amber, sweet balsamic

Purity: 98%+

Boiling Point: Decomposes

Flash Point: ~170°C

Density: ~1.18 g/cm³

Solubility: Soluble in alcohol, DPG (limited in fixed oils — pre-dissolve)

Recommended Usage Level: 0.01%–2% in final perfume concentrate

Category: Nitro Musk Fixative – Base Note – Perfumery Use

Use 0.1–1.5% in base notes to add elegant musk warmth and long-lasting powdery diffusion.

💡 For timeless powdery musk elegance 🌙🌸, use 0.1–1.5% Musk Ambrette in your attars, roll-ons, or oil mists.

🌼 Blend with rose, jasmine, or heliotropin for floral musks.

🧴 Add to vanillin, coumarin, or sandalwood for classic oriental warmth.

🔄 Pre-dissolve in DPG or alcohol before mixing into oils for even blending.

🪔 Use in traditional attars to boost longevity and create a sensual drydown.

⚠️ Very strong and long-lasting—dose carefully, especially in skin scents.

Q1: What does Musk Ambrette smell like?

It smells powdery, sweet-musky, with hints of floral amber, balsam, and a creamy-soft warmth.

Q2: Is it natural or synthetic?

Musk Ambrette is a synthetic nitro musk, developed to mimic natural musk with luxurious performance and depth.

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

Yes! It’s soluble in DPG and alcohol and should be pre-dissolved before use in oil-based perfumes, solids, and roll-ons.

Q4: What types of perfumes benefit from Musk Ambrette?

Best for orientals, floral musks, powdery perfumes, vintage compositions, and long-lasting attars.

Q5: What blends well with it?

Pairs beautifully with rose, tonka, heliotropin, vanillin, sandalwood, coumarin, and cashmeran.