OlfactionaryAnisyl alcohol
At a glance
A sweet, powdery, faintly floral-balsamic alcohol related to anisaldehyde, used to add soft sweetness reminiscent of hawthorn and heliotrope flowers. It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.
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