Caramel, vanilla-scented, milky, balsamic, candy floss-scented.
The caramel note is used in perfumery in fragrances for women but sometimes for men too. Used as a base note, it adds a balsamic and gourmand character.
| Type | Synthetic raw material. |
| Méthode d’extraction | The aroma of caramel is reproduced by perfumers from other essences, such as maltol, a synthetic molecule. |
| Parties Utilisées | Fragrant molecule. |
L’histoire
In perfumery, the caramel note owes its growth to the success of ‘Angel’ (Thierry Mugler, 1992) which brought about the creation of a new olfactory family of fragrances called ‘Oriental Gourmand’ or ‘Gourmand’.

