base floral

Hexyl Cinnamaldehyde (Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde) Substitutes & Alternatives

sweet floral oily green herbal spicy waxy fresh

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
Why this substitute

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

2.

Amyl Cinnamic Aldehyde

38.9% match
base floral
Why this substitute

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

3.

Benzyl benzoate

37.9% match
base balsamic
Why this substitute

Shares sweet, oily, floral and herbal

4.

Troenan

36.4% match
heart green
Why this substitute

Shares oily, fresh, green, spicy and herbal

5.

Benzyl Salicylate

35.7% match
base balsamic
Why this substitute

Shares sweet, oily, herbal and fresh

6.

Vertenex (PT Butyl Cyclohexyl Acetate)

33.0% match
heart woody
Why this substitute

Shares oily, floral, green and herbal

7.

Sandalwood Fleuressence

30.9% match
base fantasy
Why this substitute

Shares sweet and oily

8.

GERANYL ACETATE 60 RC

30.8% match
heart floral
Why this substitute

Shares floral, oily, green, waxy and herbal

9.

Farnesol

26.1% match
base floral
Why this substitute

Shares sweet, floral, fresh, green and oily

10.

Florocyclene

25.8% match
base floral
Why this substitute

Shares sweet, floral, oily, herbal and green

11.

Methyl Palmitate

25.4% match
heart waxy
Why this substitute

Shares oily and waxy

12.

Palmitic Acid

25.3% match
base musky
Why this substitute

Shares waxy and oily

13.

Methyl Nonyl Ketone

23.0% match
base floral
Why this substitute

Shares oily, waxy and herbal

14.

Ethylene Brassylate

20.5% match
base musky
Why this substitute

Shares sweet, oily and herbal

15.

Hexyl Caprylate

20.3% match
top floral
Why this substitute

Shares oily, waxy and green