Honey

At a glance

Honey is a warm, waxy gourmand material built mainly from phenylacetic acid, giving fragrances a sweet, slightly animalic warmth.

Origin

No natural extractable oil exists commercially; reconstructed from synthetic aroma chemicals such as phenylacetic acid

Extraction

Chemical synthesis

Profile

Warm, sweet, waxy scent with an animalic edge

IFRA status

Not restricted

Cost tier

Low