Prunol

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Prunol is a trade name for a plum accord base, not a single molecule. Two different commercial products sell under the name and they do not smell alike. What they share is a fruity-lactonic plum with a creamy sweetness.

Scent Profile

Prunol is a stone-fruit plum accord, fruity at its core. A creamy, lactonic sweetness runs directly under it, velvety rather than sharp. One version leans floral, calling itself a plummy floral base. The creamy sweetness is not sugar and not vanilla as such, but reads close to both. A soapy, sparkling aldehydic lift sits on top, with a wine-toned, boozy liqueur reading in at least one version.

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Breadthbroad

EnvelopeBase · ~10h lasting

Family Fruity, Sweet & Gourmand

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Origin

No fragrance house publishes a captive called Prunol and no CAS or PubChem record exists for it. The name comes from a Roudnitska base used in Rochas Femme in 1944 to give a jammy plum reading inside a fruity chypre. Two suppliers sell material under the name today. DirectPCW's 'Prunol Base Type' is a modern reconstruction it labels 'Fruity, Lactonic', with 'a very natural plum-lactonic note and a distinctive creamy-velvety sweetness'. Fraterworks' 'Prunol SP' is a reissue of the historic base and reads differently: 'luscious sweet plummy florals with spicy, aldehydic complexity and powerful fantasy fruit character'. A commenter on the Fraterworks page says of it, 'no idea why its called prunol and associated with plums, there is zero connection'.

Usage in Perfumery

A fruity base material used to build plum and stone-fruit effects that persist past the top. In the classical use it sits inside a chypre and gives it a jammy fruit heart rather than acting as a top note. Ten Fragrantica entries and three Parfumo brands list it by name.