Kaolin

Earthy, chalky, and damp-mineral. Porcelain clay (kaolin) before firing smells of the earth — wet, mineral, slightly metallic, with the specific chalky quality of white clay fresh from the ground.
- Type
- Akord
- Olfactive family
- Drvenasti
- Source
- Composed accord — abstract mineral concept; built from powdery musks, chalky aldehydes, and dry earthy aromachemicals
Miris
Detaljno
Zanimljivosti
Kaolin gets its name from Gaoling (literally 'High Ridge'), a village in Jiangxi province, China, where the white clay was first extracted for porcelain production during the Tang dynasty. The village's clay deposits were so thoroughly mined over centuries that the original source is now largely exhausted.
Dobijanje i hemija
Način dobijanja
Not extracted from clay. The note is reconstructed from earthy (geosmin), mineral-chalky, and damp-mineral elements.
- Formula
- Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ (Kaolinite)
- CAS
- 1332-58-7 (Kaolin, primary mineral component)
- Botanički naziv
- N/A — mineral (kaolinite clay)
- Izgled
- White to off-white fine powder; liquid form: milky white suspension
- Jačina mirisa
- Srednji
- Sinonimi
- KAOLIN CHINA CLAY
Not subject to an IFRA Standard (51st Amendment)
- Nota
- Kaolin-based clay. In perfumery, porcelain/clay note is an olfactory accord evoking petrichor, mineral, and clean ceramic facets. Built with Iso E Super, ambroxan, and mineral molecules.
U parfemima
Porcelain clay is a concept note providing earthy-mineral, tactile character. It is the raw, pre-fired counterpart to the finished porcelain concept. Built from geosmin (very low doses), mineral-chalky elements, and damp-earth accents. Useful in artisanal, ceramic-studio, and earthy-clean compositions. More grounded and less abstract than the finished-porcelain note.