Muscenone 5 ml

Muscenone: The Quintessential Musk for Unparalleled Depth and Longevity

Unleash the captivating power of Muscenone, a premium synthetic musk meticulously crafted in Switzerland. This remarkable ingredient, appearing as a colorless to pale yellow liquid, is designed to imbue your compositions with unparalleled softness, volume, and a warm amber-musk depth. As a cornerstone of modern perfumery, Muscenone excels at enhancing sillage, stabilizing volatile notes, and serving as a safe, hypoallergenic base. Its exceptional solubility in alcohols and oils makes it an indispensable asset for a vast array of cosmetic and household applications.

Description and Key Properties

Muscenone (INCI: Muscenone) is a highly prized macrocyclic musk, celebrated for its unique olfactive profile and impressive fixative qualities. Unlike traditional musks, Muscenone offers a clean, soft, and pure musk aroma with delicate creamy and subtle leathery nuances. It is a cornerstone in creating sophisticated and long-lasting fragrances.

Key properties:

• Olfactive Profile: A sophisticated, clean musk with creamy and subtly leathery facets that blend seamlessly into various fragrance types.
• Enhances Sillage and Depth: Imparts a luxurious "trail" (sillage) to perfumes, creating an enveloping and lasting presence. It adds a warm, amber-musk depth that enriches the overall composition.
• Fixative and Stabilizer: Acts as an excellent base and fixative in fragrance compositions, anchoring more volatile top and middle notes and significantly extending the longevity and stability of the entire aroma.
• Hypoallergenic and Skin-Safe: Formulated to be safe for skin contact, making it suitable for a wide range of personal care products. Its hypoallergenic properties minimize the risk of skin irritation.
• Solubility: Readily soluble in alcohols and oils, ensuring easy integration into various liquid and oil-based formulations. It is insoluble in water.
• Appearance: A clear, colorless to pale yellow liquid, ensuring it won't alter the visual aesthetics of your transparent or lightly colored products.
• Synonyms: Also known by other names such as Musk Ketone, Synthetic Musk, Firmenich Musk, or Macrocyclic Musk, reflecting its classification and leading industry presence.

Versatile Applications and Usage Areas

Muscenone's exceptional properties make it highly versatile across numerous industries, bringing its signature musk elegance and impressive stability to a diverse range of products.

• Perfumery (0.1–5% dosage):

  • Fine Fragrances (Perfumes, Eau de Toilettes, Colognes): Used as a foundational base note and fixative, it adds unparalleled depth, warmth, and a long-lasting dry-down. It's crucial for creating perfumes with excellent projection and tenacity, ensuring the scent lingers beautifully. The dosage ranges from 0.1% for subtle enhancement to 5% for a pronounced musk character and extended wear.
  • Solid Perfumes: Contributes to the longevity and richness of solid perfume formulations, ensuring a consistent scent release.

• Cosmetics and Personal Care (0.05–1% dosage):

  • Creams and Lotions: Infuses body creams, face lotions, and hand creams with a soft, clean musk aroma, providing a luxurious sensory experience while maintaining the stability of other fragrance components. Dosage typically ranges from 0.05% to 1%.
  • Deodorants: Enhances the overall fragrance profile of deodorants, providing a long-lasting and sophisticated base note that complements other aromatic ingredients.
  • Shower Gels: Incorporates a subtle, lingering musk into shower gels, transforming a daily routine into an indulgent experience.
  • Hair Care (Shampoos, Conditioners, Hair Masks): Adds a touch of refined fragrance to hair products, leaving a delicate and lasting scent on the hair. The fixative properties also help other fragrance notes adhere longer.

• Other Industries:

  • Household Cleaners (Detergents, Fabric Softeners, Cleaning Products): Essential for imparting a fresh, clean, and long-lasting scent to household products. Muscenone helps to anchor the fragrance, ensuring it remains perceptible on fabrics and surfaces long after cleaning.
  • Diffusers: Used in reed diffusers and other ambient scenting products to create a stable and enduring musk aroma that fills a space with warmth and sophistication.
  • Textile and Automotive Fragrances: Applied in specialized sprays or impregnated materials to provide a lasting, pleasant scent in fabrics and vehicle interiors.

Muscenone is a go-to ingredient for formulators seeking to elevate their products with a high-quality, stable, and deeply satisfying musk aroma, ensuring customer satisfaction with long-lasting and complex fragrance experiences.

Cosmetic Recipe: "Soft Embrace" Luxurious Body Cream

Create a rich, hydrating body cream with a sophisticated, long-lasting musk aroma using Muscenone for enhanced depth and longevity.

Instructions for Preparation:

1. Sanitization: Thoroughly sanitize all your equipment (beakers, stirring rods, containers) using isopropyl alcohol and allow them to air dry completely.
2. Phase A (Water Phase): In a heat-resistant beaker, combine distilled water and vegetable glycerin. Heat this phase in a water bath to 70-75°C (158-167°F).
3. Phase B (Oil Phase): In a separate heat-resistant beaker, combine emulsifying wax NF, shea butter, jojoba oil, and stearic acid. Heat this phase in the same water bath to 70-75°C (158-167°F), ensuring all solid ingredients are fully melted.
4. Emulsification: Once both phases reach the target temperature, slowly pour the hot water phase (Phase A) into the hot oil phase (Phase B) while continuously stirring with a stick blender or whisk. Blend or whisk until a stable, homogeneous emulsion forms. The mixture will start to thicken as it cools.
5. Cool Down: Continue stirring occasionally as the cream cools down. Allow it to cool to below 40°C (104°F) before adding heat-sensitive ingredients.
6. Phase C (Cool Down Phase): Once the cream is below 40°C, add Muscenone, your chosen fragrance oil, preservative, and Vitamin E oil. Stir thoroughly to ensure all ingredients are evenly incorporated.
7. pH Adjustment (Optional but Recommended): Check the pH of the finished cream. For body creams, an optimal pH is typically between 5.0 and 6.0. Adjust if necessary using a diluted acid (like lactic acid) to lower pH or a diluted base (like sodium bicarbonate solution) to raise pH.
8. Packaging: Transfer the finished cream into a clean, sterile jar or pump bottle.

Recommendations for Application and Use:

• Dosage of Muscenone: The 0.1% dosage of Muscenone in this cream is subtle but effective, providing a long-lasting musk base without overpowering other notes. You can adjust this slightly within the recommended cosmetic dosage (0.05-1%) based on your desired intensity.
• Incorporation: Always add Muscenone, like other fragrance components, during the cool-down phase (below 40°C) to preserve its delicate notes and prevent degradation.
• Sillage and Longevity: The inclusion of Muscenone will significantly improve the "feel" and staying power of your body cream's fragrance on the skin.
• Skin Safety: Muscenone is designed to be skin-safe and hypoallergenic, making it suitable for leave-on products like body creams.
• Storage: Store the finished cream in a cool, dark place, away from direct sunlight, to maintain its stability and scent integrity.
• Texture: Muscenone is a liquid and will not affect the texture or viscosity of your cream at this low dosage.
• Synergy: Muscenone pairs beautifully with almost all fragrance types, particularly floral, oriental, and gourmand scents, enhancing their richness and adding a luxurious finish.