Ovas

Warm, milky, faintly sweet. Oat smells like the steam rising from a bowl of porridge on a cold morning — cereal warmth, a trace of maltiness, and a soft, grain-husk dryness underneath.
- Type
- Akord
- Olfactive family
- Gurmanski
- Source
- grain
- Chemical class
- reconstructed accord
Miris
Detaljno
Dobijanje i hemija
Način dobijanja
Oat absolute from grain is technically feasible via solvent extraction but is not commercially traded at perfumery scale. The note is typically reconstructed using maltol, ethyl maltol, furaneol, and pyrazine molecules. CO2 extraction of oat grain has been explored in flavor chemistry but remains niche.
- Formula
- Complex mixture — Avena sativa; contains avenanthramides, beta-glucans
- Botanički naziv
- Avena sativa
- Izgled
- Pale cream to beige powder (colloidal) or straw-colored liquid (extract)
- Jačina mirisa
- Srednji
- Sinonimi
- oat extract, avena sativa extract
Not subject to an IFRA Standard (51st Amendment)
- Nota
- Avena sativa extract used in cosmetics; oat 'scent' in perfumery is typically a reconstructed accord
U parfemima
Oat functions as a gourmand heart note or textural modifier. It softens compositions without adding obvious sweetness, providing a milky, cereal warmth. Useful in skin-scent, comfort, and cozy fragrance concepts. Key molecules that carries oat character include maltol, ethyl maltol, furaneol (at low doses), and various pyrazines. Blends naturally with vanilla, tonka bean, almond, and warm musks.