Kephalis Aroma Chemical
CAS# 36306-87-3
Green, Fresh, Floral, Ozone, Sweet
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Kephalis brings a warm, dry amber-woody signature that recalls sun-lit cedar, a soft tobacco nuance, and a hint of patchouli’s wild edge-just enough patina to add depth while remaining clean and contemporary. The first impression is cozy and slightly smoky, then it unfolds into a dry amber core and a persistent, resonant woodiness on skin.
In formulas, Kephalis acts like a backbone: it reinforces structure, lift, and longevity. At low dosages it smooths the edges of citrus, spices, and white florals; higher levels build a substantial amber-woody base for fougère, oriental, and woody families. It pairs especially well with Ambroxan, Iso E Super, Cashmeran, musks, patchouli, cedarwood, carnation, rose, and jasmine to create an enveloping warmth and refined diffusion.
Its robustness makes it versatile across applications: fine fragrance (skin, woods, amber themes), room sprays and reed diffusers, candles, and fabric care. In home and fabric products it adds a tidy, cozy feel with notable tail; in candles it reads as a clean, dry amber wood that rounds the composition and stays stable under heat.
Suggested use: 0.1–3% in candles and air care to lay a clean amber-woody bed; 0.5–5% in fine fragrance to boost body and tenacity; higher levels can work in dry woods or heavier orientals when a clearer warm-smoky effect is desired. Avoid using very high levels alone beneath bright citrus strings; buffer with a soft material like Iso E Super or a smooth musk to maximize polish.
Kephalis is a reliable choice when you need a modern-meets-classic amber-woody anchor that strengthens structure, deepens dimension, and delivers warmth, cleanliness, and lasting power across both fine and home fragrance. SCENT supplies Kephalis with consistent quality suitable for R&D and scalable manufacturing.
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Technical standards
Technical standards
| Physical appearance | Transparent liquid | Conform |
| Color | Clear to pale yellow | Conform |
| Specific Gravity @20˚C | 0.942 → 0.952 | 0.9466 |
| Refractive Index @20˚C | 1.472 → 1.478 | 1.4757 |
Solubility @25˚C
Solubility @25˚C
| Solvent | Solubility (g/L) |
|---|---|
| ethanol | 129.53 |
| methanol | 224.35 |
| isopropanol | 71.0 |
| water | 4.99 |
| ethyl acetate | 188.58 |
| n-propanol | 73.43 |
| acetone | 447.41 |
| n-butanol | 59.25 |
| acetonitrile | 352.22 |
| DMF | 535.63 |
| toluene | 63.61 |
| isobutanol | 54.27 |
| 1,4-dioxane | 307.58 |
| methyl acetate | 302.71 |
| THF | 325.12 |
| 2-butanone | 249.43 |
| n-pentanol | 56.97 |
| sec-butanol | 62.76 |
| n-hexane | 3.84 |
| ethylene glycol | 105.98 |
| NMP | 362.83 |
| cyclohexane | 11.88 |
| DMSO | 977.33 |
| n-butyl acetate | 120.5 |
| n-octanol | 44.35 |
| chloroform | 476.94 |
| n-propyl acetate | 157.19 |
| acetic acid | 286.07 |
| dichloromethane | 681.19 |
| cyclohexanone | 256.43 |
| propylene glycol | 56.94 |
| isopropyl acetate | 83.78 |
| DMAc | 388.29 |
| 2-ethoxyethanol | 227.19 |
| isopentanol | 57.75 |
| n-heptane | 8.06 |
| ethyl formate | 237.94 |
| 1,2-dichloroethane | 389.4 |
| n-hexanol | 58.34 |
| 2-methoxyethanol | 289.45 |
| isobutyl acetate | 73.04 |
| tetrachloromethane | 52.91 |
| n-pentyl acetate | 67.67 |
| transcutol | 529.92 |
| n-heptanol | 36.39 |
| ethylbenzene | 46.73 |
| MIBK | 80.02 |
| 2-propoxyethanol | 142.46 |
| tert-butanol | 102.01 |
| MTBE | 75.84 |
| 2-butoxyethanol | 98.19 |
| propionic acid | 143.55 |
| o-xylene | 56.89 |
| formic acid | 221.73 |
| diethyl ether | 88.56 |
| m-xylene | 45.6 |
| p-xylene | 66.16 |
| chlorobenzene | 132.05 |
| dimethyl carbonate | 120.14 |
| n-octane | 4.32 |
| formamide | 416.63 |
| cyclopentanone | 345.61 |
| 2-pentanone | 144.86 |
| anisole | 144.28 |
| cyclopentyl methyl ether | 98.04 |
| gamma-butyrolactone | 425.16 |
| 1-methoxy-2-propanol | 151.82 |
| pyridine | 292.17 |
| 3-pentanone | 122.51 |
| furfural | 460.29 |
| n-dodecane | 4.6 |
| diethylene glycol | 184.26 |
| diisopropyl ether | 25.63 |
| tert-amyl alcohol | 81.15 |
| acetylacetone | 228.56 |
| n-hexadecane | 5.21 |
| acetophenone | 160.67 |
| methyl propionate | 159.86 |
| isopentyl acetate | 93.13 |
| trichloroethylene | 624.8 |
| n-nonanol | 38.81 |
| cyclohexanol | 63.8 |
| benzyl alcohol | 122.04 |
| 2-ethylhexanol | 48.16 |
| isooctanol | 33.75 |
| dipropyl ether | 58.05 |
| 1,2-dichlorobenzene | 131.79 |
| ethyl lactate | 90.42 |
| propylene carbonate | 229.91 |
| n-methylformamide | 341.45 |
| 2-pentanol | 38.23 |
| n-pentane | 4.07 |
| 1-propoxy-2-propanol | 94.6 |
| 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate | 115.77 |
| 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol | 115.53 |
| mesitylene | 30.64 |
| ε-caprolactone | 215.63 |
| p-cymene | 36.56 |
| epichlorohydrin | 456.27 |
| 1,1,1-trichloroethane | 188.83 |
| 2-aminoethanol | 96.81 |
| morpholine-4-carbaldehyde | 380.36 |
| sulfolane | 466.66 |
| 2,2,4-trimethylpentane | 5.0 |
| 2-methyltetrahydrofuran | 181.37 |
| n-hexyl acetate | 95.21 |
| isooctane | 3.61 |
| 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol | 142.68 |
| sec-butyl acetate | 73.89 |
| tert-butyl acetate | 86.63 |
| decalin | 8.86 |
| glycerin | 125.73 |
| diglyme | 330.44 |
| acrylic acid | 167.86 |
| isopropyl myristate | 39.68 |
| n-butyric acid | 133.64 |
| acetyl acetate | 147.1 |
| di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 48.42 |
| ethyl propionate | 115.37 |
| nitromethane | 721.15 |
| 1,2-diethoxyethane | 137.15 |
| benzonitrile | 166.84 |
| trioctyl phosphate | 34.74 |
| 1-bromopropane | 106.64 |
| gamma-valerolactone | 374.4 |
| n-decanol | 30.77 |
| triethyl phosphate | 63.33 |
| 4-methyl-2-pentanol | 28.98 |
| propionitrile | 148.04 |
| vinylene carbonate | 238.34 |
| 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane | 294.02 |
| DMS | 132.51 |
| cumene | 34.45 |
| 2-octanol | 26.02 |
| 2-hexanone | 124.33 |
| octyl acetate | 52.77 |
| limonene | 47.23 |
| 1,2-dimethoxyethane | 371.6 |
| ethyl orthosilicate | 54.28 |
| tributyl phosphate | 45.95 |
| diacetone alcohol | 113.28 |
| N,N-dimethylaniline | 94.31 |
| acrylonitrile | 259.92 |
| aniline | 100.31 |
| 1,3-propanediol | 121.63 |
| bromobenzene | 130.8 |
| dibromomethane | 357.48 |
| 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane | 394.14 |
| 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate | 79.89 |
| tetrabutyl urea | 62.76 |
| diisobutyl methanol | 31.6 |
| 2-phenylethanol | 95.27 |
| styrene | 66.13 |
| dioctyl adipate | 72.13 |
| dimethyl sulfate | 204.78 |
| ethyl butyrate | 104.97 |
| methyl lactate | 104.09 |
| butyl lactate | 68.78 |
| diethyl carbonate | 90.6 |
| propanediol butyl ether | 106.13 |
| triethyl orthoformate | 73.49 |
| p-tert-butyltoluene | 32.2 |
| methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate | 101.79 |
| morpholine | 266.2 |
| tert-butylamine | 50.78 |
| n-dodecanol | 25.28 |
| dimethoxymethane | 235.95 |
| ethylene carbonate | 192.12 |
| cyrene | 134.95 |
| 2-ethoxyethyl acetate | 119.94 |
| 2-ethylhexyl acetate | 74.28 |
| 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene | 157.86 |
| 4-methylpyridine | 219.3 |
| dibutyl ether | 53.31 |
| 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol | 31.6 |
| DEF | 181.76 |
| dimethyl isosorbide | 176.75 |
| tetrachloroethylene | 264.05 |
| eugenol | 104.1 |
| triacetin | 132.08 |
| span 80 | 78.28 |
| 1,4-butanediol | 74.53 |
| 1,1-dichloroethane | 240.06 |
| 2-methyl-1-pentanol | 56.82 |
| methyl formate | 358.89 |
| 2-methyl-1-butanol | 53.11 |
| n-decane | 6.77 |
| butyronitrile | 123.75 |
| 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol | 44.2 |
| 1-chlorooctane | 31.47 |
| 1-chlorotetradecane | 14.52 |
| n-nonane | 6.08 |
| undecane | 5.46 |
| tert-butylcyclohexane | 7.66 |
| cyclooctane | 4.72 |
| cyclopentanol | 85.51 |
| tetrahydropyran | 159.37 |
| tert-amyl methyl ether | 63.21 |
| 2,5,8-trioxanonane | 217.68 |
| 1-hexene | 19.62 |
| 2-isopropoxyethanol | 135.64 |
| 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol | 158.8 |
| methyl butyrate | 178.84 |
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CAS NO.
36306-87-3
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OLFACTIVE FAMILY
Wood
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BRAND
Givaudan
Olfactory Pyramid
Notes
| Woody |
| Herbal |
| Camphoreous |
| Tobacco |
| Mint |
| Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%) | |||
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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No restriction |
Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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No restriction |
Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |
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