• Classic synthetic musk with a soft, clean, and slightly floral profile
• Excellent fixative—prolongs the wear of top and heart notes
• Ideal for floral bases, sweet skin scents, orientals, and fine attars
• Suitable for oil perfumes, roll-ons, mists, incense, and solids
• Compatible with most natural and synthetic perfumery ingredients

Musk Ketone is a classic nitro-musk compound known for its powdery, sweet, floral-musky aroma with creamy, slightly woody undertones. It is one of the most widely used synthetic musks in perfumery, prized for its soft projection, fixative strength, and ability to give compositions a clean, luxurious drydown.

It’s ideal for adding a long-lasting, elegant musk base to perfumes—especially in florals, gourmands, orientals, and skin scents.

INCI Name: Musk Ketone

CAS Number: 81-14-1

Molecular Formula: C14H18N2O5

Appearance: White crystalline powder

Odor Description: Powdery musk, clean, sweet, soft floral

Purity: 98%+

Boiling Point: Decomposes before boiling

Flash Point: ~185°C

Density: ~1.12 g/cm³

Solubility: Soluble in alcohol, limited solubility in fixed oils (pre-dilute in DPG)

Recommended Usage Level: 0.05%–5% in concentrate

Category: Musk Fixative – Base Note – Perfumery Use

Use 0.2–3% in floral, oriental, or gourmand blends to create a soft, musky base that boosts longevity and elegance.

💡 Want to create a long-lasting, soft skin scent? 💗🧼 Use 0.2–3% Musk Ketone in your perfume base or roll-on.
🌸 Pair with rose, jasmine, or heliotropin for romantic floral musks.
🧴 Add to vanillin, tonka, or coumarin for creamy powdery blends.
🌿 Use in unisex skin scents, body sprays, and fine mist perfumes.
🔄 Pre-dissolve in alcohol or DPG before blending for smooth solubility.
⚠️ Strong fixative—use in balance to support, not dominate, your blend.

Q1: What does Musk Ketone smell like?
It smells powdery-sweet, soft, musky, and slightly floral, with a clean and lasting drydown.

Q2: Is Musk Ketone natural or synthetic?
It is a synthetic nitro-musk, created to replicate the effect of natural musk in perfumery.

Q3: Can it be used in oil-based perfumes or attars?
Yes! Pre-dissolve in DPG or alcohol for use in oil perfumes, roll-ons, incense, and solids.

Q4: What types of perfumes benefit from Musk Ketone?
Best for skin scents, floral musks, orientals, powdery bases, and vintage-style perfumes.

Q5: What does it blend well with?
Pairs beautifully with vanillin, heliotropin, rose, sandalwood, ambroxan, coumarin, and tonka absolute.