base musky

Galaxolide Substitutes & Alternatives

musky floral woody sweet powdery diffusive clean

A clean, powerful and versatile iso-chroman musk having exceptional persistence and a superb fragrance quality approaching the tone of macrocyclic musks.

Same material — different names

These share the same CAS number (1222-05-5) — 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.

Galaxolide 50% BB CAS 1222-05-5
Same molecule

15 substitutes for Galaxolide

1.

Cervolide

45.1% match
base musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky, woody, sweet and powdery

2.

Rosamusk BHT

40.0% match
top floral
Why this substitute

Shares musky, floral, clean and powdery

3.

Musk Ketone

39.8% match
base musky Same position
Why this substitute

Shares musky, floral, powdery and sweet

4.

Velvione

38.6% match
base musky Same position
Why this substitute

Shares musky, powdery, sweet and clean

5.

Celestolide

37.6% match
base musky Same position
Why this substitute

Shares musky, sweet, woody, powdery and clean

6.

HABANOLIDE®

37.2% match
base musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky, sweet, woody, powdery and clean

7.

Musk Concentrate

37.1% match
base fantasy
Why this substitute

Shares musky, sweet, floral, clean, powdery and diffusive

8.

Globanone® Pure

36.3% match
base musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky, floral, clean and powdery

9.

Isomuscone

36.2% match
base musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky, powdery and clean

10.

Musk Z 4

34.7% match
base musky Same position
Why this substitute

Shares musky and powdery

11.

Luminide

29.3% match
base musky Same position
Why this substitute

Shares musky, powdery, sweet and clean

12.

Cosmone®

29.1% match
base amber
Why this substitute

Shares musky, powdery, sweet and woody

13.

Cashmeran

25.9% match
base musky Same position
Why this substitute

Shares musky, woody, floral and powdery

14.

Exaltone

20.7% match
base musky Same position
Why this substitute

Shares musky, sweet and powdery

15.

Orionide Oliffac

20.6% match
heart musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky, floral, clean and diffusive