base musky

Exaltone Substitutes & Alternatives

musky animalic sweet powdery greasy

Exaltone (Firmenich); aka cyclopentadecanone Fragrance Family: Musk Odor Description: Musk, sweet, animalic, powdery Powerful musky odor, very similar to that of Muscone (Methylcyclopentadecanone) and, in the opinion of many perfumers, superior in type and beauty. It ranks among the finest and most efficient fixatives known, and like Cyclopentadecanolide it improves the wearability of a perfume when properly incorporated in the fragrance. Its power becomes more perceptible and evident in extreme dilution, e.g. below one percent in the perfume oil Use Level: Traces - 1%

Same material — different names

These share the same CAS number (502-72-7) — 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.

Silvanone Supra CAS 502-72-7
Same molecule

15 substitutes for Exaltone

1.

Velvione

58.3% match
base musky Same position
Why this substitute

Shares musky, powdery, animalic and sweet

2.

Macrolide

56.0% match
base green
Why this substitute

Shares musky, sweet, animalic and powdery

3.

Celestolide

52.8% match
base musky Same position
Why this substitute

Shares musky, animalic, powdery and sweet

4.

Musk Ketone

52.6% match
base musky Same position
Why this substitute

Shares musky, animalic, powdery and sweet

5.

Cosmone®

50.1% match
base amber
Why this substitute

Shares musky, powdery, sweet and animalic

6.

Isomuscone

41.7% match
base musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky, powdery and animalic

7.

CIVETTONE

38.7% match
base musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky, animalic, powdery and sweet

8.

Muscemor

37.6% match
base animalic
Why this substitute

Shares musky and animalic

9.

Musk Z 4

34.2% match
base musky Same position
Why this substitute

Shares musky and powdery

10.

MUSCENONE® DELTA

33.5% match
base woody
Why this substitute

Shares musky, powdery and animalic

11.

EXALTENONE

31.9% match
base musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky, powdery and animalic

12.

Animalid

29.8% match
heart musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky and animalic

13.

Cervolide

27.9% match
base musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky, powdery and sweet

14.

Animusk Extra

27.5% match
heart musky
Why this substitute

Shares animalic and musky

15.

Tonquitone (Musk) Essence

27.5% match
heart musky
Why this substitute

Shares animalic and musky