base amber

AMBROX® DL Substitutes & Alternatives

woody amber musky dry animalic sweet powdery warm

Ambrox® DL delivers a powerful, elegant woody-amber character with dry, clean musky undertones, subtle powdery sweetness, and refined animalic warmth that maintains exceptional linearity and tenacity throughout its evolution.

Same material — different names

These share the same CAS number (3738-00-9) — the same core molecule sold under different trade names. They're close to interchangeable, but purity and isomer ratio can cause subtle differences in strength and character, so treat them as near-identical rather than exactly the same.

Cetalor CAS 3738-00-9
Same molecule
CETALOX® CAS 3738-00-9
Same molecule

15 substitutes for AMBROX® DL

1.

Ambrofix

75.2% match
base amber Same position
Why this substitute

Shares amber, woody, ambergris, musky, dry and sweet

2.

Madrox

48.2% match
base woody Same position
Why this substitute

Shares woody, ambergris, amber and musky

3.

Amber Decane

41.9% match
base woody
Why this substitute

Shares amber, woody, ambergris and dry

4.

Cedramber®

36.7% match
base floral Same position
Why this substitute

Shares ambergris, woody, dry and musky

5.

Cedryl Methyl Ether

32.7% match
base woody
Why this substitute

Shares ambergris, woody and dry

6.

Fixateur 505E

31.2% match
base amber
Why this substitute

Shares ambergris, woody and dry

7.

Hydroxyambran

31.1% match
base woody
Why this substitute

Shares amber, woody, musky and sweet

8.

SYLVAMBER

30.2% match
base floral Same position
Why this substitute

Shares amber, woody, ambergris and dry

9.

Ambertonic

29.6% match
base amber
Why this substitute

Shares amber, woody, sweet, musky and dry

10.

Ambrinol 95

29.0% match
base animalic Same position
Why this substitute

Shares ambergris, musky and woody

11.

Ambergris Intense

28.4% match
base amber
Why this substitute

Shares ambergris, amber and woody

12.

Ambra Velvet

27.3% match
base animalic
Why this substitute

Shares ambergris, amber and musky

13.

Caryophyllene Oxide (Crystals)

26.1% match
base woody
Why this substitute

Shares woody, ambergris, dry and sweet

14.

FIXAMBER

25.9% match
base woody
Why this substitute

Shares amber, woody, ambergris, dry and musky

15.

White Amber

24.2% match
base amber
Why this substitute

Shares ambergris and musky