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Q: Is Sandalore™ natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: Fully synthetic. Manufactured by chemical synthesis. CAS 65113-99-7. The molecule is 5-(2,4-dimethylcyclohex-3-enyl)-2-methylpentan-2-ol..

WOODS AND MOSSES / woody · creamy · warm

Sandalore™

Category	WOODS AND MOSSES
Subcategory	woody · creamy · warm
Origin
Volatility	Base Note
Botanical	N/A — synthetic molecule
Appearance	Pale yellow clear viscous liquid
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	N/A — synthesized industrially
Pyramid	Base

Creamy, milky sandalwood without the wood. Sandalore is a synthetic molecule that captures sandalwood's soft, skin-like warmth at a fraction of the cost -- cleaner and more transparent than the natural.

Scent
The Full Story
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Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery
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Scent

Creamy, milky, soft-woody. Cleaner and more transparent than natural Mysore sandalwood -- the milk without the wood grain, the cream without the animal warmth. A focused, well-behaved sandalwood impression that sits close to skin. Less complex than Santalum album, less camphorous than Australian sandalwood, less buttery than amyris.

Evolution over time

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The Full Story

Sandalore (CAS 65113-99-7, chemical name 5-(2,4-dimethylcyclohex-3-enyl)-2-methylpentan-2-ol) is a synthetic sandalwood odorant. It reproduces the creamy, milky, soft-woody facet of natural Santalum album sandalwood oil -- specifically the alpha-santalol character -- without the cost, scarcity, or sustainability concerns of natural Mysore sandalwood.

Compared to natural sandalwood oil, Sandalore reads cleaner, more transparent, and more focused on the creamy-milky axis. It lacks the full complexity of natural santalol (which carries additional woody, animalic, and urinous facets), but its single-molecule clarity makes it predictable and easy to dose. It blends exceptionally well with other woods, musks, and florals.

Functionally, Sandalore is a base-note material with excellent tenacity and skin-affinity. It provides the soft, enveloping warmth that sandalwood is prized for in mass-market and prestige compositions alike. It is a commercially successful sandalwood replacers in modern perfumery.

Did You Know?

Did you know?

Sandalore was discovered to activate the olfactory receptor OR2AT4, which is expressed not only in the nose but also in human skin keratinocytes. A 2014 study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology showed that Sandalore stimulated skin cell proliferation and wound healing through this receptor -- a rare case of a perfume molecule with demonstrated dermatological activity.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: Fully synthetic. Manufactured by chemical synthesis. CAS 65113-99-7. The molecule is 5-(2,4-dimethylcyclohex-3-enyl)-2-methylpentan-2-ol.

Molecular Formula	C₁₄H₂₆O
CAS Number	65113-99-7
Botanical Name	N/A — synthetic molecule
IFRA Status	Restricted in certain product categories (IFRA limits apply)
Synonyms	Sandalore
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Lasting Power	400 hours at 100.00%
Appearance	Pale yellow clear viscous liquid
Boiling Point	95.00 to 98.00 °C. @ 0.50 mm Hg
Flash Point	> 212.00 °F. TCC ( > 100.00 °C. )
Specific Gravity	0.89500 to 0.90300 @ 25.00 °C.
Refractive Index	1.47000 to 1.47600 @ 20.00 °C.

In Perfumery

Sandalore is a synthetic sandalwood base note providing creamy, milky, soft-woody character with excellent tenacity and skin-affinity. CAS 65113-99-7. It reproduces the alpha-santalol facet of natural sandalwood at lower cost. Cleaner and more transparent than the natural, it works across mass-market and prestige compositions. Blends well with musks, florals, and other woods. a commercially successful sandalwood alternatives.