Vanillic acid

At a glance

Vanillic acid is a fragrance ingredient used to add sweet, creamy, and vanilla-like notes to perfumes It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Origin
synthetic or derived from vanilla plants
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Acid
CAS number
121-34-6
Profile
sweet, creamy, vanilla-like
IFRA status
Not restricted
● drafted · last checked 2026-09-01