base animalic

Caprylic Acid Substitutes & Alternatives

fatty waxy animalic soapy oily

Caprylic Acid has a fatty, waxy, distinctly goaty-animalic character with cheesy, rancid nuances and a faint soapy-brandy edge — the smell of goat milk and warm animal skin.

⚗ 15 substitutes for Caprylic Acid

1.

Lauric Acid

71.6% match
top acidic Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty, waxy and soapy

2.

Alcohol C-10

55.4% match
base aldehydic Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty, waxy and oily

3.

Myristic Acid

52.9% match
base floral Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty and waxy

4.

Alcohol C-9

50.2% match
heart green
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty, waxy and oily

5.

Aldehyde C-10 (decanal)

46.4% match
base aldehydic
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Why this substitute

Shares waxy, fatty and soapy

6.

Methyl Palmitate

44.7% match
heart waxy
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty, waxy and oily

7.

Ethyl Undecylenate

41.0% match
heart gourmand
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty, waxy and soapy

8.

Alcohol C-12 Lauric

40.6% match
base aldehydic Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty, waxy and soapy

9.

GERANYL ACETATE 60 RC

40.2% match
heart floral Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares waxy, soapy and oily

10.

Methyl Nonyl Ketone

39.3% match
base floral Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares waxy, oily and fatty

11.

Palmitic Acid

35.8% match
base musky Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty, waxy and oily

12.

Alcohol C-6 (Hexanol) (Natural)

35.5% match
top floral
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty and waxy

13.

ALDEHYDE SUPRA

34.7% match
base aldehydic
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty, waxy and animalic

14.

Methyl Myristate

28.0% match
heart waxy Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty and waxy

15.

Trans-2-Octenal

25.2% match
heart green
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty and waxy