Sandalore™

Note Profile

Molecule

About

A synthetic sandalwood molecule from Givaudan. Woody, sandalwood, sweet, warm. Sold on power and tenacity more than on a distinguishing odour facet.

Scent Profile

Creamy_woody is the note. Givaudan's own sentence is "imparts a rich, warm, natural sandalwood character to perfumes", and both other sources repeat the word sandalwood. It sits with the other published synthetic sandalwoods, between `javanol` and `polysantol`. Dry_woody is scored because every source leads its descriptor list with the plain word Woody before it says Sandalwood. Givaudan's olfactive family is Woody and Perfumer's Apprentice's fragrance family is Woody. That is two claims, not one, and the second is more specific than the first. Sweet_vanillic covers the two remaining manufacturer descriptors, Sweet and Warm, which appear on the Givaudan page and again verbatim on the retailer page. Below sit amber_resinous for the other half of "warm", and three facets no source states, kept small with wide spreads rather than zeroed because the published sandalwood synthetics all carry them: clean_musk, floral and lactonic.

ScentWheel

Breadthmedium

EnvelopeBase · ~40h lasting

Family Woody & Earthy

Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.

What this is made of

sandalore

Names this molecule

CAS 65113-99-7

The note IS the molecule, CAS 65113-99-7, a Givaudan sandalwood synthetic.

Restricted: An IFRA Standard limits how much of this a perfumer can use the limit applies to the perfumer, not the wearer

These are facts about the substance, not about any perfume with this note.

Why that matters

A perfume that names Sandalore™ can use a different extract, a reformulated version, or a synthetic reconstruction. It can also hold less than the amount that requires a declaration. We cannot tell which applies. These rows cover only the substances we hold a link for.

How the layers join

Origin

Givaudan, trade name Sandalore. Perfumer's Apprentice lists it under the chemical name sandal pentanol. Wikipedia calls it "a synthetic sandalwood odorant with odor in some ways similar to sandalwood".

Usage in Perfumery

Givaudan describes it as "an interesting sandalwood replacement in combination with Ebanol". The datasheet sells it on what it adds to a formula, "volume and substantivity", as much as on how it smells. Attested on 1 Fragrantica perfume and 4 Parfumo perfumes across 4 brands.