Orris Ketone
Orris Ketone offers a distinctive waxy, fruity floral texture with an orris-like inflection.
Its appeal lies in the contrast between a soft, almost creamy body and a drier green edge, giving a composition an individual contour.
It is an interesting choice when a floral accord needs texture as well as a recognisable flower.
Its waxy softness can sit between fruit and wood, giving violet and iris-inspired compositions a less uniformly powdered character.
Odour profile
The odour combines waxy, fruity and floral facets with an orris-like association and a green edge.
There is a rounded softness to the body, but the overall impression has more contour than a simple sweet floral note.
The fruit and green aspects deserve attention alongside the orris association.
They can introduce a curious freshness into a powdery accord, or provide a softer floral texture within a composition whose main theme is fruit or wood.
Using Orris Ketone in perfumery
The name describes its olfactory direction rather than a botanical extract.
Explore it in orris-inspired florals, fruit notes and textured woody hearts, comparing its effect with the other ketonic and ionone materials in the formula.
In an iris-inspired study, compare it alongside an ionone accord before adding heavier powdery or sweet materials.
For a fruit-floral direction, use the waxy facet to connect rounded lactones with softer woods, keeping the green notes distinct enough to prevent the heart from becoming featureless.
Creative pairings
Try violet and iris materials, restrained lactonic notes and soft woods.
A little green freshness can reveal its less sweet facets, while musks can smooth the overall transition.
Explore rose and violet with dry cedar for a textured floral wood.
Heliotrope notes and musks encourage a softer cosmetic direction, while a restrained leafy accent can preserve the greener detail within that softness.
Product specification.
CAS No: 112-12-9
Odour Description (decreasing): Orris-like, Waxy, Fruity, Floral, Green
Odour Strength: Medium
Usage: Orris-inspired florals, waxy fruit textures and soft woody hearts.
Typical Use Percentage: Up to 5% of fragrance concentrate (creative reference; not an IFRA limit)
Substantivity: 128 hours at 100% (reference test conditions)
Solvent: None added
Flash Point: 89°C
Physical Form: Colourless to pale yellow, clear mobile liquid
Synonyms: Methyl Nonyl Ketone; 2-Undecanone
IFRA: Refer to latest IFRA guidelines and product-specific IFRA certificate for safe use levels.
Hazard statements:
- H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Precautionary statements:
- P273 Avoid release to the environment.
- P391 Collect spillage.
- P501 Dispose of contents/container to: approved disposal site.
Important: For professional formulation use. Review the Safety Data Sheet before handling, storage or use.





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