- Other names: Rosalin, Rose acetate
- Aspect: white crystalline powder
- Olfactive family: Rosy
- Volatility: base
- Restriction: none
- Olfactive description: floral-rosy, green, slightly medicinal, fruity, balsamic
- Year of discovery: 1934
- Origin: artificial
INTRODUCTION TO ROSACETOL
Rosacetol is an aromatic compound known in perfumery for its floral, rosy and slightly medicinal scent used as fixative in floral compositions, especially rose and geranium. The slow release of Rosacetol provides a lasting effect of the floral note in the formula allowed rosacetol to gain popularity among the various floral notes in fragrance industry.
CHARACTERISTICS OF ROSACETOL
Rosacetol serves as a fixative in fragrances, by bridging the typical floral heart notes and making them more long lasting and transport them throughout the base notes. Rosacetol has a wide spectrum of uses in fragrance formulation, not only it is used as a floral fixative, but it also delivers a very fresh rose scent. Unlike other rosy note, Rosacetol is less honeyed and fruity, but more neutral and crisper, reminiscent of freshly cut red roses.
USES IN FRAGRANCES
Rosacetol is used in a variety of fragrances families, particularly those that focus on floral and oriental compositions:
- Floral fragrances: a rose-centric ingredient, Rosacetol is most commonly found in floral perfumes, where is can either serve as the main rose note or as a booster to natural rose ingredients.
- Oriental – Ambery fragrances: in oriental compositions, Rosacetol adds a floral richness that complements the warmth of amber, spices and resins, which are key ingredients in such fragrances.
- Woody fragrances: while less common, Rosacetol can be found in woody fragrances to soften the composition and add a touch of floral elegance.
Rosacetol is found in Accrodisiaque by Versatile Paris, formulated by Amélie Bourgeois.

VOLATILITY AND ROLE IN FRAGRANCES
Rosacetol is typically utilized as a base note in perfumes due to its low volatility. As a base note, it emerges after the initial top and heart notes have dissipated, providing a rich floral presence that lingers and evolves over time. Rosacetol is used as an enhancer and fixative for floral composition: floral notes are usually found between top and heart notes, and they evaporate quicker than base notes; Rosacetol lasts longer and provides persistency to such notes.
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