• Provides fresh hyacinth-like floral lift with green nuances
• Ideal in spring florals, lily of the valley, gardenia, and muguet compositions
• Adds clarity and freshness to top/heart notes
• Suitable for attars, oil perfumes, incense pastes, and modern floral mists
• Often used in combination with linalool, citronellol, and muguet bases

PADMA (Phenyl Acetaldehyde Dimethyl Acetal) is a high-impact green-floral aroma chemical with a fresh, sweet, hyacinth-like scent, often described as a blend of green leaves, lilac, and muguet petals. It’s widely used to add natural floral lift and diffusion to perfumes—especially in muguet, hyacinth, gardenia, and fresh spring compositions.

PADMA adds brightness, floral greenery, and a dewy, natural elegance to top and heart notes, making it ideal for creating realistic florals, body sprays, and powdery green blends.

INCI Name: Phenyl Acetaldehyde Dimethyl Acetal (PADMA)

CAS Number: 101-48-4

Molecular Formula: C10H14O2

Appearance: Clear, colorless to pale yellow liquid

Odor Description: Floral-green, hyacinth, muguet, lilac, sweet-fresh

Purity: 98%+

Boiling Point: ~239°C

Flash Point: ~100°C

Density: ~1.02 g/cm³

Solubility: Soluble in alcohol, oils, and DPG

Recommended Usage Level: 0.2%–4% in final formula

Category: Floral-Green Modifier – Top/Heart Note – Perfumery Use

Use 0.5–3% in green-floral compositions to add natural floral brightness and muguet clarity.

💡 Want to create a crisp spring floral bouquet? 🌸🌿 Use 0.5–3% PADMA in oil-based or alcohol-based perfumes.

🌼 Blend with cyclamen aldehyde and muguet bases for realistic lily-of-the-valley effects.

🍃 Add to neroli, freesia, or linalool for a green-citrus floral opening.

🧼 Perfect in shampoo-style florals, airy body mists, and clean linen blends.

🔄 Let your formula rest 3–5 days—PADMA evolves beautifully over time.

⚠️ Use in moderation—it is potent and can dominate lighter materials if overdosed.

Q1: What does PADMA smell like?

It smells like fresh-cut hyacinths, muguet petals, and green leaves—floral, clean, and diffusive.

Q2: Is it a synthetic or natural material?

It is a synthetic molecule, designed to reproduce the green floral tones of hyacinth and lily of the valley.

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

Yes! PADMA is fully soluble in DPG, carrier oils, and alcohol, ideal for attars, roll-ons, solids, and mists.

Q4: What perfume styles benefit from PADMA?

Best for green florals, spring bouquets, muguet, lilac, gardenia, and clean air-fresh scents.

Q5: What does it blend well with?

Pairs beautifully with linalool, citronellol, cyclamen aldehyde, freesia, aldehyde C-12, rose oxide, and white musks.