Cristalfizz®

Note Profile

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About

Cristalfizz is an IFF captive aromachemical shown around 2016 in IFF's Secret Smelling and Speed Smelling collections, alongside Coolwood and Aquaflora. IFF's own description gives it three qualities in one breath: citrus zest, a watery ozonic feel and an aldehydic fizz. Parfumo records it in 6 perfumes between 2016 and 2026, usually in the top.

Scent Profile

Cristalfizz smells citrus fizzy, with orange and mandarin zest on top. Close behind is a watery, crystal-fresh ozonic feel, almost as present as the citrus. An aldehydic sparkle closes it out, giving the whole thing a fizz rather than a juice character. A small mineral note and a touch of fruity roundness sit underneath.

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Breadthmedium

EnvelopeTop · ~2h lasting

Family Fresh & Citrus

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Materials That Can Make This Note

Perfumers can use this material directly to make Cristalfizz®.

Cristalfizz

Smell words come from published sources.

A given perfume with this note may use this material, or something else.

Origin

A synthetic captive owned by IFF. Its EU REACH record names it 4-(heptyloxy)-3-methylbutanal, CAS 1093653-57-6, with StarFresh as a second trade name. IFF publishes no open datasheet for it. The only detailed odour wording available is IFF's own, carried by The Perfume Society in its report on the collection, so even the primary description reaches us secondhand.

Usage in Perfumery

A top-note material. Parfumo reports it 'often occurs in the top note of a perfume', which fits a citrus opener rather than a base. It gives a citrus accord an effervescent lift and a wet, ozonic transparency, so it is used where a straight zest oil would smell too heavy or fade too plainly.