Gardenia

At a glance

Gardenia is a creamy white-floral material rebuilt from synthetic aroma chemicals, since the flower has never yielded a commercially viable natural extract.

Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Origin
No natural extractable oil exists commercially; reconstructed from synthetic aroma chemicals
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
CAS number
123-72-8
Profile
Creamy, heady white-floral scent with a fruity, rubbery facet
IFRA status
Not restricted
Cost tier
Low
● drafted · last checked 2026-09-01