Styrax Resinoide Vulcain

Base Note

CAS# 8046-19-3

Manufacturer: Firmenich

Odor description: spicy-resinous, warm, with leathery and smoky nuances

The Vulcain series by Firmenich consists of products subjected to a special thermal treatment (extremely high temperatures), which alters their standard olfactory profile. In the case of styrax, this process softened its sharp edges, enhanced its cinnamon-like facets, and introduced warm, leathery nuances in the base note.

Description from Firmenich's official website:

OLFACTIVE DESCRIPTION

Soft but not sweet, with light animalic note and enhanced cinnamic effect. The Pyrogenation process sublimates the original note with an intense warm leathery effect and a radiant dry-down. Usually in Perfumery, the aim is to preserve top notes, freshness, and raw material fidelity. With the Pyrogenation, the target is opposite: heavy, pyrogenized and leathery notes are sought.

PERFUMERY USAGE

Known as a fixative, Styrax enhances compositions with chypre and oriental notes.
The VULCAIN range (Pyrogenized) is developed by Firmenich Natural Ingredients Innovation Center and offers a collection of wider and more intense notes than those of the original extracts. They provide a technical solution in the range of leathery notes with a great olfactory potential, and thus a use at very low dosage.

PROCESS

VULCAIN is the name of Firmenich Pyrogenation - A controlled and monitored creation of pyrogenized molecules during a specific heating process.