base floral

Hexyl Cinnamaldehyde (Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde) Substitutes & Alternatives

sweet oily floral waxy fresh green herbal spicy

Mild and sweet oily slightly floral.

Same material — different names

These share the same CAS number (101-86-0) — 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.

Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde CAS 101-86-0
Same molecule

⚗ 15 substitutes for Hexyl Cinnamaldehyde (Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde)

1.

Hexyl Tiglate

45.7% match
top green
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Why this substitute

Shares oily, green, floral, herbal, waxy and fresh

2.

Amyl Cinnamic Aldehyde

38.9% match
base floral
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Why this substitute

Shares floral, sweet, oily, spicy, waxy and herbal

3.

Benzyl benzoate

37.9% match
base balsamic
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Why this substitute

Shares sweet, oily, floral and herbal

4.

Troenan

36.4% match
heart green
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Why this substitute

Shares oily, fresh, green, spicy and herbal

5.

Benzyl Salicylate

35.7% match
base balsamic
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Why this substitute

Shares sweet, oily, herbal and fresh

6.

Vertenex (PT Butyl Cyclohexyl Acetate)

33.0% match
heart woody
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Why this substitute

Shares oily, floral, green and herbal

7.

Sandalwood Fleuressence

30.9% match
base fantasy
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Why this substitute

Shares sweet and oily

8.

GERANYL ACETATE 60 RC

30.8% match
heart floral
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Why this substitute

Shares floral, oily, green, waxy and herbal

9.

Farnesol

26.1% match
base floral
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Why this substitute

Shares sweet, floral, fresh, green and oily

10.

Florocyclene

25.8% match
base floral
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Why this substitute

Shares sweet, floral, oily, herbal and green

11.

Methyl Palmitate

25.4% match
heart waxy
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Why this substitute

Shares oily and waxy

12.

Palmitic Acid

25.3% match
base musky
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Why this substitute

Shares waxy and oily

13.

Methyl Nonyl Ketone

23.0% match
base floral
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Why this substitute

Shares oily, waxy and herbal

14.

Ethylene Brassylate

20.5% match
base musky
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Why this substitute

Shares sweet, oily and herbal

15.

Hexyl Caprylate

20.3% match
top floral
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Why this substitute

Shares oily, waxy and green