Woody, sandalwood-adjacent, creamy-musky. Hindinol is a synthetic sandalwood molecule — softer and more transparent than Sandalore, closer to the milky quality of real Mysore sandalwood.
Soft, creamy, milky-woody. More transparent than Sandalore, less powdery than Polysantol. The milky quality approaches genuine Mysore sandalwood — that specific lactonic, skin-warm, slightly sweet woodiness. Like a very faint sandalwood diluted to the point where only the creaminess remains.
Evolution over time
Immediately
Immediately
Soft milky wood, faint cream, transparent
After a few hours
After a few hours
Warmer, more sandalwood-like, gentle woody base
After a few days
After a few days
Persistent quiet woody-creamy residue, skin-close
The Full Story
Hindinol is a synthetic sandalwood-type odorant developed as an alternative to increasingly scarce and expensive natural sandalwood oil. It belongs to the family of sandalwood replacers that includes Sandalore, Javanol, Polysantol, Bacdanol, and Ebanol — each offering a different quality of the sandalwood olfactory profile.
Hindinol's character is soft, woody, and creamy-musky, with a milkiness that approaches the quality of genuine Indian (Mysore) sandalwood oil. It is less aggressive than Sandalore (which can be somewhat harsh), less powdery than Polysantol, and more woody-creamy than Javanol (which leans floral).
Sandalwood replacers are among the most commercially important synthetic molecules in perfumery, as genuine Santalum album oil from India is now extremely expensive ($1,500-2,500/kg for plantation material) and the wild-harvested original is essentially unavailable due to overexploitation.
In formulation, Hindinol provides a gentle, milky woodiness suitable as a base note in compositions where sandalwood warmth is needed without projection or heaviness.
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The quest for synthetic sandalwood has produced over 50 commercial molecules — more than any other single natural material replacement project in fragrance chemistry. Despite this, no single molecule fully replicates the complexity of genuine Mysore sandalwood oil.
Extraction & Chemistry
Extraction method: Fully synthetic — produced via multi-step organic synthesis. No natural source. Part of the sandalwood-replacer molecule family developed in response to natural sandalwood scarcity and CITES restrictions on Santalum album.
Molecular Formula
C₁₃H₂₂O
CAS Number
28219-60-5
Botanical Name
N/A — synthetic molecule
IFRA Status
No known restrictions
Synonyms
SANDAL BUTENOL · SANTALIFF · HINDINOL
Physical Properties
Odor Strength
Medium
Lasting Power
400 hours at 100.00%
Appearance
Colorless to pale yellow clear liquid
Boiling Point
120-125°C @ 4 mm Hg
Flash Point
201°F TCC (93.89°C)
In Perfumery
Hindinol is a synthetic sandalwood replacer functioning as a soft woody base note. Provides milky, creamy sandalwood character without the cost or scarcity issues of natural Santalum album oil. Positioned alongside Sandalore, Javanol, Polysantol, Bacdanol, and Ebanol in the sandalwood-replacer family — each with different qualities. Hindinol's strength is its transparency and milkiness. Used in skin-scent, woody-floral, and soft amber compositions.
