Is Antillone™ natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: Fully synthetic..

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Antillone™

POPULAR AND WEIRD / woody · floral · warm

Antillone™

Category	POPULAR AND WEIRD
Subcategory	woody · floral · warm
Origin
Volatility	Base Note
Botanical	N/A — synthetic molecule
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	N/A — synthetic molecule (produced by fragrance houses)
Pyramid	Base

A synthetic woody material with tropical-aromatic character. Clean, structured, quietly persistent.

Scent
The Full Story
Fun Fact
Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Clean, structured woody note. Less velvety than Cashmeran, less diffusive than Iso E Super, less dry than cedarwood. A reliable woody presence that provides structure without imposing strong character. Faintly aromatic with a tropical edge.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Clean woody presence, faint aromatic edge

After a few hours

Settled woody warmth, moderate diffusion

After a few days

Persistent clean wood trace

The Full Story

Antillone is a synthetic woody molecule used in perfumery as a structural building block in aromatic and woody compositions. The name suggests Caribbean or tropical origin, but the molecule is fully synthetic -- designed to provide clean, well-defined woody character with good stability across applications.

The molecule contributes a woody note with moderate diffusion and reliable tenacity. It is less characterful than powerhouse woods like Cashmeran or Iso E Super, but its predictability and stability make it useful as a supporting element in compositions where exotic wood effects need a solid structural foundation.

Antillone works in aromatic, woody, and fresh compositions where a clean woody backdrop is needed without the assertiveness of more dominant synthetic woods.

This note in Première Peau. Nuit Elastique · Albâtre Sépia. Sample all seven extraits in the Discovery Set.

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Related: Alder · Alpha Humulene · Amaranth · Amberever · Ambramone · Amburana Bark · Apple Tree · Araucaria

Did You Know?

Did you know?

Synthetic woods are among the most numerous categories in the perfumer's palette -- over 100 distinct molecules are classified as woody, each with subtle differences in warmth, dryness, sweetness, and diffusion. Antillone represents the reliable mid-range: useful, stable, unspectacular.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: Fully synthetic.

Molecular Formula	N/A — proprietary synthetic (sandalwood-type structure)
CAS Number	N/A (proprietary)
Botanical Name	N/A — synthetic molecule
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Lasting Power	> 200 hours
Appearance	Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid

In Perfumery

Antillone functions as a base-note woody building block. Used to provide structural support in aromatic, woody, and fresh compositions. Its clean profile makes it a good foundation for more characterful woods to sit on. Works as a blender between citrus top notes and woody-amber bases.