Alcohol C6

Alcohol C6 is a restrained green material with a mild sweetness and the freshness of leaves, stems and fruit skin.

It brings a quieter, more structural kind of greenness than the most powerful leaf alcohols, making it useful for building a believable botanical background.

Its softly fatty and alcoholic facets add realism rather than decoration.

The material can make a citrus opening feel freshly cut, give fruit more peel and stem, or connect a green top note to woods and florals with understated ease.

This unobtrusive quality is precisely its strength.

Alcohol C6 can supply the connective tissue of a naturalistic accord, placing freshness behind more expressive materials and helping the finished composition feel observed rather than decorated.

Odour profile

The odour is mild, sweet and green, with leafy, slightly fatty and clean alcoholic nuances.

It is fresh without being sharply minty, and its simple linear character makes it an adaptable supporting material.

The opening is clean and lightly leafy, with a restrained sweetness that suggests fruit skin or a freshly broken stem.

It is considerably quieter than an emphatic cut-grass effect and therefore easy to position in the background.

Soft fatty and alcoholic dimensions become apparent on closer evaluation.

These facets give the material realism and prevent its greenness from feeling overly polished, while the overall profile remains linear, transparent and controlled.

Using Alcohol C6 in perfumery

Alcohol C6 can contribute to cut-stem, foliage, green-fruit and citrus-peel effects.

It supports floral greens, colognes, aromatic structures and naturalistic fruit accords, especially where a more powerful grassy note would feel too obvious.

In citrus compositions, it can reinforce the sense of peel, pith and fresh-cut texture beneath brighter oils and aldehydes.

In fruit accords, it can add the subtle stem and skin details that distinguish a natural impression from simple juiciness.

It also supports leafy florals, colognes and aromatic woods, acting as a modest bridge between green top notes and a softer heart.

Its value often appears in the coherence of the finished accord rather than as an identifiable note.

Creative pairings

Explore Alcohol C6 with bergamot, lemon, grapefruit, galbanum, violet leaf, cis-3-hexenol effects, blackcurrant, apple, pear, jasmine, lavender, cedarwood and vetiver.

It is a useful way to introduce freshness with modesty and control.

Use it with lemon, grapefruit, galbanum and violet leaf for crisp foliage, or with apple, pear, blackcurrant and jasmine for fruit set within living greenery.

Lavender, cedarwood and vetiver can extend its understated freshness into a dry aromatic base.

Product specification.

CAS No: 111-27-3
Odour Description (decreasing): Green, Mild, Sweet, Leafy, Fresh, Fatty, Alcoholic
Odour Strength: High
Usage: Restrained green accents, leafy floral frameworks and fresh fruit-skin or herbaceous details.
Typical Use Percentage: 0.01% – 0.2%
Substantivity: < 4 hour(s) at 100%
Solvent: None
Flash Point: 60 °C
Synonyms: 1-Hexanol; Hexan-1-ol; n-Hexyl Alcohol
Name: Alcohol C6
Molecular Formula: C₆H₁₄O
Molecular Weight: 102.17 g/mol
IFRA: Refer to latest IFRA guidelines and product-specific IFRA certificate for safe use levels.

Signal word: Warning

Hazard statements

• H226 Flammable liquid and vapour.
• H302 Harmful if swallowed.
• H312 Harmful in contact with skin.
• H319 Causes serious eye irritation.

Precautionary statements

• P210 Keep away from heat, sparks, open flames and hot surfaces. – No smoking.
• P233 Keep container tightly closed.
• P240 Ground/bond container and receiving equipment.
• P241 Use explosion-proof electrical, ventilating and lighting equipment.
• P242 Use only non-sparking tools.
• P243 Take precautionary measures against static discharge.
• P264 Wash hands and other contacted skin thoroughly after handling.
• P270 Do no eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
• P280 Wear protective gloves/eye protection/face protection.
• P301/312 IF SWALLOWED: Call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician if you feel unwell.
• P303/361/353 IF ON SKIN (or hair): Remove/Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water/shower.
• P305/351/338 IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
• P312 Call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician if you feel unwell.
• P330 Rinse mouth.
• P337/313 If eye irritation persists: Get medical advice/attention.
• P363 Wash contaminated clothing before reuse.
• P370/378 In case of fire: Use for extinction: Foam, Dry chemical, Carbon dioxide.
• P403/235 Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep cool.
• P501 Dispose of contents/container to: approved disposal site.

Important: For professional formulation use. Review the Safety Data Sheet before handling, storage or use.