Physcool®
Note Profile
About
Physcool is MANE's patented cooling molecule, menthyl lactate (CAS 61597-98-6, C13H24O3). It is sold for what it does rather than what it smells of. It activates TRPM8 cold receptors on skin and mucous membrane and produces a deep, late-arriving chill without any mint smell, mint taste or bitterness. Both sources found call it nearly odourless, and one adds that at high dose a very faint, clean, almost mineral trace can be picked up.
Scent Profile
Physcool is built to feel cold rather than to smell of anything. It creates a deep, slow-arriving chill on the skin without any mint smell or taste behind it. Left almost odourless otherwise, at higher amounts a very faint, clean, almost mineral trace can be picked up. It is a cooling effect first and a scent only as an afterthought.
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Materials That Can Make This Note
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Physcool
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Origin
Fully synthetic. It is menthol esterified with lactic acid, so it carries menthol's carbon skeleton without menthol's free hydroxyl and without its volatility. MANE patented it over 20 years ago and now sells a range of Physcool mixes, including a natural-status version, for flavour, oral care, beverage and cosmetic use.
Usage in Perfumery
Used as a cooling modifier rather than an odorant. In fine fragrance and skincare it adds a physiological cold effect that supports an olfactory freshness built by other materials. In flavour work it gives long-lasting cooling in confectionery, drinks and oral care where a mint character would be wrong.
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