Celestolide
MUSKS AND AMBERS / musky · amber · woody
Celestolide
| Category | MUSKS AND AMBERS |
| Subcategory | musky · amber · woody |
| Origin | |
| Volatility | Base Note |
| Botanical | N/A - synthetic polycyclic musk |
| Appearance | White crystals |
| Producing Countries | China, India, Germany |
| Pyramid | Base |
Clean, sweet, musky with slight fruity-floral quality. Celestolide (CAS 13171-00-1) is a polycyclic musk, softer than Galaxolide or Tonalide.
Scent
Evolution over time
Immediately
Immediately
Clean sweet-musky freshness
After a few hours
After a few hours
Soft laundry-clean warmth
After a few days
After a few days
Persistent clean-musk base
The Full Story
Did You Know?
Did you know?
Polycyclic musks like Celestolide pass through wastewater treatment largely intact and accumulate in fish tissue. This has led to reformulation pressure, with biodegradable macrocyclic musks increasingly replacing them.
Extraction & Chemistry
Extraction method: Fully synthetic. Multi-step chemical synthesis.
| Molecular Formula | C₁₇H₂₄O |
| CAS Number | 13171-00-1 |
| Botanical Name | N/A - synthetic polycyclic musk |
| IFRA Status | No known restrictions |
| Synonyms | CELESTOLIDE · CELESTOLIDE MUSK |
| Physical Properties | |
| Appearance | White crystals |
| Boiling Point | 308.00 to 309.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
| Flash Point | 201.00 °F. TCC ( 93.89 °C. ) |
| Melting Point | 68.00 to 71.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
In Perfumery
Base note providing clean-musky persistence. CAS 13171-00-1. Polycyclic indane musk. Environmental concerns have limited some applications; macrocyclic musks increasingly replacing polycyclics.
