base floral

Irisone Alpha Substitutes & Alternatives

floral woody balsamic citrus pine sweet orris-powder violet

Irisone™ Alpha is used widely in perfume compositions mainly in woody, floral, balsamic, piney or citrus notes for its high substantivity. It is also know to bring an interesting twist to rose accords.

Same material — different names

These share the same CAS number (127-41-3) — 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.

Alpha Ionone (Natural) CAS 127-41-3
Same molecule
Ionone Alpha (White Coeur) CAS 127-41-3
Same molecule

15 substitutes for Irisone Alpha

1.

BETA PINENE PERF

41.4% match
top coniferous
Why this substitute

Shares woody, pine, citrus and balsamic

2.

Alpha Isomethyl Ionone

41.3% match
base floral Same position
Why this substitute

Shares floral, violet, woody, orris-powder and sweet

3.

CP Formate Aphermate

31.7% match
heart fruity
Why this substitute

Shares pine and citrus

4.

Irisone Pure

30.4% match
base floral Same position
Why this substitute

Shares floral, woody, violet, sweet and orris-powder

5.

Alpha Pinene (Natural)

29.6% match
top coniferous
Why this substitute

Shares woody and pine

6.

Green pine absolute

26.0% match
heart green
Why this substitute

Shares pine, woody and balsamic

7.

Pinane

24.2% match
heart green
Why this substitute

Shares pine and balsamic

8.

Pine Needle (Hungary)

22.5% match
heart woody
Why this substitute

Shares pine and sweet

9.

Pine Essential Oil

21.6% match
top woody
Why this substitute

Shares woody, pine and sweet

10.

Carene-3 Delta (Natural)

21.1% match
top citrus
Why this substitute

Shares pine, woody and citrus

11.

Green Pine Fleuressence

20.9% match
heart fantasy
Why this substitute

Shares woody, pine and balsamic

12.

Pine Siberian Oil

20.2% match
top woody
Why this substitute

Shares woody and pine

13.

Timbrox Base

19.9% match
heart woody
Why this substitute

Shares woody, floral and violet

14.

GREEN PINE F-TEC

18.7% match
heart fantasy
Why this substitute

Shares pine, woody and balsamic

15.

Frankincense Oil, Somalia

16.1% match
base balsamic
Why this substitute

Shares woody, balsamic, pine and citrus