ALDEHYDE C12 MNA – aldehydic, amber and floral note with hints of dry incense, metallic citrus and waxy honey

ALDEHYDE C12 MNA

ALDEHYDE C12 MNA is one of the fatty aldehydes with the most personality: dry, amber, waxy and highly diffusive, with nuances of incense, metallic citrus, honey and wood. Compared with C12 LAURIC, it is deeper, less fresh-linen-like and more oriented toward amber, tobacco and woody structures.

Olfactory profile

Aldehydic, amber, waxy, dry, citrusy and slightly metallic, with nuances of incense, honey, nuts and tuberose. The signature is intense and persistent, with a dryness that distinguishes it from fresher, greener aldehydes.

In formula

ALDEHYDE C12 MNA is particularly effective in floral, woody, amber and tobacco accords. With galbanum, green materials and oakmoss it can build a very recognizable chypre tension; with vetiver and tobacco it adds dryness and projection; in mimosa, tuberose and other florals it can introduce a more abstract and less soapy luminosity.

It is very useful when the top needs to connect immediately with the base: although perceived as aldehydic, it has enough body to create continuity toward the heart and drydown.

How to evaluate it

It is best used in dilution and introduced gradually. At low concentration it acts mainly on brightness and diffusion; as the dose increases, the amber, waxy and incense-like sides become clearer.

C12 MNA or C12 LAURIC?

C12 LAURIC is greener, waxier and more fresh-linen-like; C12 MNA is drier, more amber, metallic and incense-like. The first brightens and cleans; the second adds character and depth.

When to choose it

It is particularly suitable for chypre, tobacco, vetiver, amber, incense, mimosa, tuberose and aldehydic bouquets when a powerful top is needed that is already connected to a dry, structured base.

Packaging

The product is packed to order; the container may vary depending on the selected format and the characteristics of the raw material.

IFRA Category 4: nessuna restrizione (IFRA 51)

The value refers to the maximum concentration in the finished product, not to the percentage of the raw material in the fragrance concentrate.