base woody

Syringol 20 Substitutes & Alternatives

smoky phenolic powdery sweet medicinal balsamic

Syringol has an intense, smoky, phenolic aroma of charred hardwood and bacon, with a sweet, powdery, almost vanillic warmth underneath — the defining molecule of wood smoke.

Same material — different names

These share the same CAS number (91-10-1) — 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.

Syringol Crystals CAS 91-10-1
Same molecule

15 substitutes for Syringol 20

1.

Guaiacol (Natural)

60.8% match
base balsamic
Why this substitute

Shares phenolic, smoky and medicinal

2.

P-PHENOL F-TEC

45.0% match
heart fantasy
Why this substitute

Shares phenolic and medicinal

3.

Agarwood Oil Siam

38.2% match
base woody
Why this substitute

Shares phenolic, smoky and balsamic

4.

2-Isopropyl Phenol

33.2% match
heart leathery
Why this substitute

Shares smoky, phenolic and medicinal

5.

P-Phenol Fleuressence

33.1% match
heart fantasy
Why this substitute

Shares phenolic and medicinal

6.

Para-cresyl methyl ether

31.8% match
heart floral
Why this substitute

Shares phenolic and powdery

7.

Safranal

30.7% match
base spicy
Why this substitute

Shares phenolic and medicinal

8.

AGARWOOD F-TEC

29.5% match
base fantasy
Why this substitute

Shares smoky, balsamic and medicinal

9.

4-Ethyl Guaiacol

24.4% match
base green
Why this substitute

Shares smoky and phenolic

10.

Birch Tar (Rectified)

20.2% match
heart leathery
Why this substitute

Shares smoky, phenolic and medicinal

11.

Amyris Wood (Haiti)

19.3% match
heart woody
Why this substitute

Shares smoky and sweet

12.

Smoke - Key Accord

18.9% match
heart woody
Why this substitute

Shares smoky, phenolic and medicinal

13.

Chloroxylenol

18.8% match
heart phenolic
Why this substitute

Shares phenolic and medicinal

14.

Thyme (Red) - Spain

18.7% match
heart green
Why this substitute

Shares phenolic and medicinal

15.

Red Thyme Oil

15.9% match
heart aromatic
Why this substitute

Shares phenolic, medicinal and balsamic