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Identifiers

Manufacturer

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CAS number

112-39-0

CAS (all sources)

112-39-0

CAS (Perfumiarz)

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CAS (PerfumersWorld)

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CAS (FraterWork)

112-39-0

CAS (EU Hekserij)

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CAS (TSCA Hekserij)

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INCI name (FraterWork)

METHYL PALMITATE

IUPAC name (FraterWork)

Methyl hexadecanoate

INCI (Hekserij)

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EC number (Hekserij)

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FEMA (Hekserij)

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UN number

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Synonyms (PerfumersWorld)

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Synonyms (FraterWork)

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Scent profile

Note type (FraterWork)

Heart Note

Odour family (FraterWork)

Wxy

Odour profile (FraterWork)

Methyl palmitate has a very faint, waxy-fatty aroma with a subtle orris-like character, an oily candle-wax quality, and virtually no projection.

Longevity (FraterWork)

Lasts 12 hours on a smelling strip.

Appearance (FraterWork)

Cream Wax

Descriptions

Comment (FraterWork)

Methyl palmitate is almost silent on the blotter—a ghost of candle wax, faint oily fatness, and a whisper of orris. You will not smell it and think "perfume ingredient"; you will smell it and think "the waxy residue left when an expensive iris dries down." That is precisely its value. It provides texture rather than scent. This fatty acid methyl ester is one of the building blocks of natural orris butter, where it sits alongside methyl myristate as part of the waxy matrix that gives iris its luxurious, buttery mouthfeel. Use it in iris and violet accords to add that characteristic fatty-waxy body beneath the ionones and irones. In powdery compositions, it contributes a smooth, skin-like warmth that makes synthetics read as more natural and three-dimensional. Methyl palmitate melts around body temperature, which means it arrives as a low-melting waxy solid that liquefies easily in the hand. Dose it generously—it has almost no odour impact of its own, so it functions as a textural modifier rather than a scent contributor. Pair it with methyl myristate for a more complete orris-butter effect, or use it alongside alpha-isomethyl ionone and heliotropin to build affordable iris accords with genuine waxy realism. aromachem Best Seller

Notes

Methyl palmitate is almost silent on the blotter—a ghost of candle wax, faint oily fatness, and a whisper of orris. You will not smell it and think "perfume ingredient"; you will smell it and think "the waxy residue left when an expensive iris dries down." That is precisely its value. It provides texture rather than scent. This fatty acid methyl ester is one of the building blocks of natural orris butter, where it sits alongside methyl myristate as part of the waxy matrix that gives iris its luxurious, buttery mouthfeel. Use it in iris and violet accords to add that characteristic fatty-waxy body beneath the ionones and irones. In powdery compositions, it contributes a smooth, skin-like warmth that makes synthetics read as more natural and three-dimensional. Methyl palmitate melts around body temperature, which means it arrives as a low-melting waxy solid that liquefies easily in the hand. Dose it generously—it has almost no odour impact of its own, so it functions as a textural modifier rather than a scent contributor. Pair it with methyl myristate for a more complete orris-butter effect, or use it alongside alpha-isomethyl ionone and heliotropin to build affordable iris accords with genuine waxy realism. aromachem Best Seller

Usage

Uses (FraterWork)

Adds waxy body, orris realism, and smooth fatty texture to iris, powdery, and white floral compositions.

IFRA 51 (FraterWork)

No restriction for category 4 Odour Family: Wxy Appearance: Cream Wax Longevity: Lasts 12 hours on a smelling strip. Odour Profile: Methyl palmitate has a very faint, waxy-fatty aroma with a subtle orris-like character, an oily candle-wax quality, and virtually no projection. Uses: Adds waxy body, orris realism, and smooth fatty texture to iris, powdery, and white floral compositions. INCI Name: METHYL PALMITATE IUPAC Name: Methyl hexadecanoate

Links

FraterWorkhttps://fraterworks.com/products/methyl-palmitate

Methyl Palmitate

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