Is Dextramber natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: Fully synthetic. Entered commercial use in the late 1990s..

Home › Glossary › Dextramber

Dextramber

RESINS AND BALSAMS / amber · woody · fresh

Dextramber

Category	RESINS AND BALSAMS
Subcategory	amber · woody · fresh
Origin
Volatility	Base Note
Botanical	N/A — synthetic molecule
Appearance	colorless to pale yellow clear viscous liquid
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	Europe (a major aroma-chemical supplier)
Pyramid	Base

Rich, warm amber with wood-shaving dryness. A modern molecule that bridges amber and clean skin.

Scent
The Full Story
Fun Fact
Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Rich dry amber with polished wood-shaving qualities. Opens mineral and clean, develops a warm skin-like quality in the drydown. Faint animalic undertone in the base -- barely there, like the smell of warm hair or clean skin in sunlight. Less extreme than Ambermax, warmer than Z11, more clean than Ambrinol.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Dry amber, polished wood shavings

After a few hours

Clean mineral warmth, skin-like quality emerging

After a few days

Warm, intimate amber glow close to skin

The Full Story

The compound (C16H26O) entered the perfumer's palette in the late 1990s.

The molecule opens with a strikingly dry amber note, develops a clean mineral quality within minutes, and reveals a faint animalic whisper in the far drydown -- similar to of clean skin or sun-warmed hair. This progression from dry to warm to skin-like makes it particularly effective in compositions designed to smell like 'your skin but better.'

Dextramber straddles the middle and base zones, providing both structural support and olfactory character. It is less extreme than Ambermax, less austere than Z11, and more accessible than Ambrinol -- a well-rounded amber molecule for everyday use.

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

—

Related: Amberwood · Andiroba · Bakhoor · Balsamic Notes · Benzoin Resinoid · Benzyl Benzoate · Benzyl Salicylate · Birch Tar

Did You Know?

Did you know?

Dextramber's subtle skin-like drydown has made it a favorite for 'your skin but better' compositions -- fragrances designed to smell like an idealized version of the wearer's own scent rather than an applied perfume.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: Fully synthetic. Entered commercial use in the late 1990s.

Molecular Formula	C15 H30 O
CAS Number	70788-30-6
Botanical Name	N/A — synthetic molecule
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Synonyms	APC: TRACES - 1% · ACID VALUE:1.00 MAX. KOH/G · ACID VALUE:1.00 MAX. KOH/G · ECHAEINECS - REACH PRE-REG:274-892-7 · FOOD CHEMICALS CODEX LISTED:NO · FORMULA:C15 H30 O · FRAGRANCE DEMO FORMULAS · MOLECULAR WEIGHT:226.40330000 · NMR PREDICTOR:PREDICT · NMR PREDICTOR:PREDICT (WORKS WITH CHROME · EDGE OR FIREFOX) · NIKKAJI WEB:J288.628F · NOTES:works with AMBER · MUSK AND MOSS NOTES. · ODOR STRENGTH:MEDIUM ,RECOMMEND SMELLING IN A 10.00 % SOLUTION OR LESS · ODOR TYPE: WOODY · ODOR TYPE:WOODY
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Lasting Power	> 600 hours at 100.00%
Appearance	colorless to pale yellow clear viscous liquid
Boiling Point	278.00 to 279.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point	> 212.00 °F. TCC ( > 100.00 °C. )
Specific Gravity	0.89000 to 0.94000 @ 25.00 °C.
Refractive Index	1.46500 to 1.48500 @ 20.00 °C.

In Perfumery

Dextramber functions as a mid-to-base amber building block. Used in skin musks, warm-amber compositions, and woody-Amber fragrances where a natural-feeling amber warmth is desired. Its skin-like drydown makes it effective in intimate, close-to-skin compositions. Works well alongside Iso E Super and macrocyclic musks.