base floral

Decanol (Alcohol C-10) Substitutes & Alternatives

fatty oily orange sweet floral watery waxy clean

Decanol C-10 (Alcohol C10) Decanol C-10 has a fatty-oily sweet slightly orange peel

Same material — different names

These share the same CAS number (112-30-1) — 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.

Alcohol C-10 CAS 112-30-1
Same molecule

⚗ 15 substitutes for Decanol (Alcohol C-10)

1.

Myristic Acid

52.3% match
base floral Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares waxy, fatty and sweet

2.

Methyl Palmitate

42.2% match
heart waxy
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Why this substitute

Shares waxy, fatty and oily

3.

Sinensal Natural ex Orange

41.7% match
heart citrus
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Why this substitute

Shares orange, waxy, sweet, fatty and floral

4.

Alcohol C-9

40.8% match
heart green
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty, waxy, floral, clean and oily

5.

Caprylic Acid

35.1% match
base animalic Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty, waxy and oily

6.

Palmitic Acid

34.7% match
base musky Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares waxy, fatty and oily

7.

Methyl Myristate

31.5% match
heart waxy Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares waxy, fatty and floral

8.

Lauric Acid

29.8% match
top acidic Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty and waxy

9.

Aldehyde C-10 (decanal)

28.1% match
base aldehydic
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Why this substitute

Shares waxy, fatty, orange and sweet

10.

Trans-2-Decenal

27.6% match
base aldehydic
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty, waxy, orange and floral

11.

Alcohol C-12 Lauric

27.4% match
base aldehydic Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares waxy and fatty

12.

Alcohol C-8 (Octanol) (Natural)

26.6% match
base aldehydic
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Why this substitute

Shares waxy, fatty and orange

13.

Aldehyde C-8

25.7% match
heart aldehydic
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Why this substitute

Shares fatty, waxy, orange and floral

14.

Alcohol C-6 (Hexanol) (Natural)

25.3% match
top floral
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Why this substitute

Shares waxy, fatty and sweet

15.

Valencene

23.5% match
base citrus Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares orange, waxy and sweet