Uses in perfumery :
Amber Xtreme® is a molecule used for its power in numerous perfumes, to boost a woody note and enhance its perfomance. For example, it can be used in modern schemes including a woody note as tobacco, leather, sometimes fruity and floral accords.
Other names :
amberxtreme, amberextreme, amber extreme, cashmeran velvet, decahydro-2,2,6,6,7,8,8-heptamethyl-2H-indeno(4,5-b)-furan, 2,2,7,7,8,8-heptamethyl-3a,4,5,5a,7,8a,8b-octahydrocyclopenta(g)(1)benzofuran
Other comments :
The structure proximity of this molecule with Cashmeran® can explain the olfactive link between those two molecules. Both have a musky and earthy facet, and provoke a camphorated effect. Amber Xtreme® is nevertheless more woody than Cashmeran®.
Amber Xtreme® is distinctive from other dry woody notes as Karanal® thanks to its performance and stability.
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