Lactone
Note Profile
Also Known As
Lactones
About
Lactones are a family of aroma molecules, cyclic esters with a creamy, milky smell. Printed as a note, the word stands for the soft creamy character the family shares.
Scent Profile
Lactone smells creamy and milky, with the fuzzy skin of a peach just behind. A soft coconut note and a waxy, fatty richness sit underneath. It reads as warm and close to the skin.
ScentWheel
Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
ScentArt
Origin
A class of molecules, not one material. Members include gamma-decalactone, gamma-nonalactone, delta-decalactone and delta-undecalactone.
Usage in Perfumery
Used as a creamy, fruity-milky softener. Perfumers add lactones to fruity-floral and musky-amber pyramids for velvet and skin warmth, and in peach reconstitutions.
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Perfumes featuring Lactone
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