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Biocyclamol

Q: Is Biocyclamol natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: 100% bio-based and biodegradable. Nature-identical -- found in natural cyclamen flowers..

AROMA CHEMICALS / floral · fresh

Biocyclamol

Category	AROMA CHEMICALS
Subcategory	floral · fresh
Origin
Volatility	Heart Note
Botanical	N/A (synthetic molecule)
Appearance	colorless to pale yellow clear liquid
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	N/A — synthetic molecule (manufactured globally)
Pyramid	Heart

Cyclamen in a molecule. Bio-based, biodegradable, subtle on a blotter but luminous on skin.

Scent
The Full Story
Fun Fact
Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Floral, muguet-adjacent, soft and bright. On a blotter, it barely registers. On skin and in composition, it opens up into a luminous, slightly green floral with muguet and cyclamen character. This blotter-to-skin transformation is its defining trait. Clean, restrained, with no heavy or indolic qualities.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Barely perceptible on blotter; on skin: bright floral shimmer

After a few hours

Luminous muguet-cyclamen warmth, restrained and clean

After a few days

Long-lasting floral trace on skin, persistent brightness

The Full Story

Its chemical name is (S,E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-6,10-dien-1-ol (C15H28O). The compound occurs naturally in cyclamen flowers (Cyclamen persicum and C. purpurascens) and their hybrids, making it 'nature-identical' despite its synthetic production.

Biocyclamol's most unusual property is its behavior: subtle and almost invisible on a blotter strip, it comes alive in composition and on skin, introducing a long-lasting, bright, restrained floral note. This context-dependent quality makes it deceptive in evaluation but valuable in formulation.

Despite being derived from sugarcane rather than extracted from actual cyclamen flowers, it is classified as nature-identical due to its presence in the natural flower.

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Did You Know?

Did you know?

Biocyclamol is one of the few synthetic molecules that barely smells on a blotter but blooms beautifully on skin. Perfumers who evaluate it only on paper risk dismissing it -- its full character only emerges in the warmth of a living composition.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: 100% bio-based and biodegradable. Nature-identical -- found in natural cyclamen flowers.

Molecular Formula	C15 H28 O
CAS Number	51411-24-6
Botanical Name	N/A (synthetic molecule)
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Lasting Power	> 36 hours at 100.00%
Appearance	colorless to pale yellow clear liquid
Boiling Point	301.00 to 302.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point	220.00 °F. TCC ( 104.44 °C. )
Specific Gravity	0.86700 to 0.87300 @ 20.00 °C.
Refractive Index	1.47100 to 1.47700 @ 20.00 °C.

In Perfumery

Biocyclamol functions as a floral modifier and sustainability-forward muguet building block. Its bio-based and biodegradable credentials make it valuable for natural-positioning and clean-beauty formulations. Best evaluated in composition rather than on a blotter.