Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde (HCA)

Olfactory Notes: Floral · Green · Sweet Middle / Heart Note

Product Description

Discover the soft, elegant floral character of Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde (HCA), a widely used synthetic aroma chemical for creating beautiful jasmine-inspired perfumes, floral accords, and sophisticated fragrance compositions.

Fragrance Lab™ Pakistan presents Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde as a versatile perfumery ingredient valued for its sweet floral aroma, delicate green nuances, and subtle fruity undertones.

Its fragrance profile is reminiscent of jasmine flowers, with a smooth, slightly waxy and powdery character that helps bring fullness and harmony to floral perfume compositions.

Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde is especially useful in jasmine, gardenia, tuberose, magnolia, and mixed white-floral fragrance accords. Its moderate odour impact and relatively persistent character make it a valuable supporting ingredient in the heart of perfume formulations.

Professional perfumers and DIY fragrance creators can use this material to introduce floral richness, soften sharper fragrance transitions, and improve the continuity between fresh opening notes and warmer fragrance elements.

Whether you are developing a floral eau de parfum, a fresh everyday fragrance, a romantic white-floral accord, or a fragranced cosmetic product, Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde offers considerable creative flexibility.

Key Features

• Sweet, elegant jasmine-like floral aroma

• Soft green and lightly fruity undertones

• Slightly waxy, smooth and powdery character

• Primarily used as a middle or heart-note ingredient

• Useful in white-floral perfume accords

• Helps support and round floral compositions

• Suitable for fine-fragrance development

• Synthetic aroma chemical

• Useful for professional and experimental perfumery

• Compatible with a variety of fragrance styles when correctly formulated

Fragrance Notes

Primary Note: Sweet Floral Jasmine

Secondary Notes: Fresh Green, Lightly Fruity, Soft Herbal

Background Nuances: Waxy, Powdery, Mildly Sweet

Fragrance Family: Floral / Green / Soft Sweet

Perfume Note Classification: Middle / Heart Note

Odour Strength: Medium

Ideal Applications

• Jasmine perfume accords

• Gardenia and tuberose accords

• White-floral fragrances

• Rose and mixed floral bouquets

• Fresh floral compositions

• Floral-woody perfume blends

• Fragrance concentrates

• Fine-fragrance development

• Fragranced lotions and creams

• Soap and personal-care fragrances

• Air-care fragrance formulations

All applications must follow the relevant safety, compatibility, and IFRA requirements.

Product Specifications

• Product Name: Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde

• Abbreviation: HCA

• Common INCI Name: Hexyl Cinnamal

• CAS Number: 101-86-0

• Molecular Formula: C15H20O

• Molecular Weight: 216.32 g/mol

• Chemical Family: Aromatic Aldehyde

• Fragrance Family: Floral

• Appearance: Typically clear, colourless to pale-yellow liquid

• Odour: Sweet, floral, jasmine-like, green

• Solubility: Insoluble in water

• Primary Use: Fragrance Formulation

• IFRA Status: Restricted fragrance ingredient

Usage Guidelines

Use Hexyl Cinnamic Aldehyde as a component of a professionally developed fragrance concentrate.

The appropriate concentration depends on the desired perfume character, the overall formula, the finished product category, and applicable IFRA restrictions.

For initial fragrance evaluation, prepare a suitably diluted laboratory sample and assess the material on a fragrance blotter.

Avoid applying the undiluted material directly to skin. Use suitable personal protective equipment when handling aroma chemicals.

Refer to the supplier's Safety Data Sheet (SDS), technical specifications, and the applicable IFRA Standard before formulation.

Store tightly closed in a cool, dry location away from direct sunlight and incompatible materials.