Perfumery Basics - Material Showcase: Sandalore, Ebanol, Javanol, Bacdanol, Oliffac (IFF)

A Sandalwood material showcase of famous synthetics. Sniffed, reviewed & demo formula inside! :)
*Sidenote: At the end of the video for the formula demonstration, disregard what im saying in the video about the formula numbers when I discuss how much of each material for the basic sandalwood formula. The REAL formula numbers (corrected) will be displayed in text at the top-left corner of the video.
Sandalore
Bacdanol
Ebanol
Javanol
Sandalwood Oliffac A8009 (IFF)
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[@fragfanatic5147]

Thank you for covering the subject of Sandalwood which is such an integral perfumery substance since the very beginning of the history of perfumery.

[@brn_araujo]

The bacdanol is really fantastic! It's an amazing floral stand. I'm going to use it on a theme i'm working on. Great vídeo! Thanks!

[@juliocesarmorabitofilho1541]

Great, video! Cheers from Brazil!

[@JayMannStuff]

Hi @BK Scents. Could you make a video explaining other synthetic woody ingredients like Cedroxyde, Cedramber, Kephalis, Kohinool, Timbersilk and Sylvamber? Thanks in advance for considering it, even if you decide against it. Cheers.

[@shashigandla2315]

Thank you sir. Really you are giving a good direction for formulation sir

[@afrigh4109]

Just discovered your channel and loved this video

[@bkscents7050]

Yay! Thank you!

[@wib6044]

Just ordered Indian sandalwood, looking forward to seeing what all the hype is about.

[@bkscents7050]

Oh do let us know who it is!I haven't tried that before 😎

[@falzala]

Very insightful, for the next session maybe ambroxan, cetalox, ambrofix, etc?😀

[@bkscents7050]

Oooooo....I like that idea! 😃

[@madanlal1541]

Great sir ❤🎉

[@BlainsTube]

Were you smelling the materials neat or diluted to10-20%? Thanks again for the comparison review/evaluations. Your videos are very informative, even though they're hazardous to our bank accounts. Your commentary and suggestions do help us focus on particular directions we'd like to explore.

[@bkscents7050]

I can’t recall for this video exactly....but generally I’ll smell them at their diluted strengths, not neat.

[@tematrixmayhem]

I have visited the Karnataka Soaps & Detergents factory where they extract Indian sandalwood oil. (They have a Monopoly in India). The equipment they used seemed pretty old and leaky and the smell of Sandalwood was everywhere. The smell is extremely buttery and sweet gourmandish. I haven't smelled the Sandalwood Oliffac though so can't compare.

[@bkscents7050]

I'm quite jelous. I bet if I went, I'd stay there and never want to go. Just to stay and take in the good air 😃

[@Ci-vaninho]

What do you think about Amyris? I work with this raw material and i dont know if i should buy real sandalwood or just stay with it for now :D Any Advice? Ps: Love your videos :))

[@chinyereemiliaobasi7144]

I love all that am seeing here. Please how and where to order for fragrances. I base in Nigeria. I want to embark on the business of oil perfume.

[@carlosromero3270]

Hi @BK Scents, I have been using bacdanol and I like it too much, I was checking IFRA and it has no restrictions, but can bacdanol be used in large percentages like ISO E SUPER, let's say use it in 20% of the finished product?

[@notawix8542]

what is the different between natural and synthetic in performance and why some natural that smells bad like deer musk and civet used in perfumery

[@mehtabhussain5363]

Do you prescribe a sandalwood topnote material apart from PTBCA ?? Some what cheaper ..

[@rishashyamjha]

Thank you sir so much

[@sebastiang071]

Hey what your thoughts on polysantol? Great vid as always btw!

[@bkscents7050]

That's one material I haven't tried yet. I've got so many sandalwood materials now....probably too many and I don't even use alot of them because I have too many too choose from, lol. I feel like the Perfumery industry is over saturated in sandalwood materials

[@sebastiang071]

@@bkscents7050 Fair enough, and very true haha so much out there huh!

[@stephanthienel]

Polysantol is my favorite and I'm pretty sure it's in Samsara and Egoiste, my fav sandalwood frags.

[@bkscents7050]

Now you are making me want to get a sample of it! Shame on you! LoL

[@julimdoido]

Another GREAT content! Thank you so much! Please could you tell me if I can use Javanol instead of bacdanol? (I just have the first one)! If yes, how much would you use it comparing to the amount of bacdanol? (A quarter of it?) Cheers from Brazil!

[@bkscents7050]

Javanol is like 5-10x stronger than bacdanol. Javanol is effective in traces to 1-2ppt for an effective sandalwood note. It's wicked strong and very long lasting....

[@nunu9849]

​@@bkscents7050what would you choose, Javanol or Ebanol? I know only javanol and it's power.. But I have only Ebanol. Do you think Its gonna be overall similar smelling?

[@catface101]

Props for being able to say "standalone sandalwood" without tripping up once

[@bkscents7050]

Oh you should watch some of my other videos. There's so many things I butcher when I pronounce it. I get tounge tied very easily. Especially when pronouncing some of these technical materials.

[@josesaraiva9566]

Hello Bk scents I really liked this video and I intend to make an essence of Sandalwood for candles, which would be the most specific materials for this purpose. I'm thinking about buying: Sandalore Ebanol Bacdanol Santaliff IFF Javanol Wood Base Mysore (Firmenich) Would you be so kind as to give me an idea of the approximate composition I could make with these products? I have a very old Sandalwood oil whose label said: "Ess. de Santal indes orientales Macassar", from the Naarden brand, I've already looked around, asked in Basenotes and nobody could tell me what it was, do you know this product? Thank you very much. Best regards.

[@goodimoh7157]

Great video! What do you think about sandalmysore?

[@bkscents7050]

That’s one that I have not acquired yet. I heard it has glowing reviews and well regarded. But there’s a part of me that feels I don’t need anymore sandalwood materials. But then the other part of me that says “yes you do,....one more won’t hurt” 😂

[@goodimoh7157]

@@bkscents7050 we are like magpies aren't we? I'm terrible! I had mysore first and then ebanol. I am trying to control myself not to get some javanol, but the magpie in me......

[@bkscents7050]

🤣🤣😎

[@el-DonBrands]

Please Where can I buy the Javanol? Which company brand is good for Ambroxan molecule

[@vanavana4487]

Do these have the be diluted to 10% like ambroxan? Or can I just put a few drops in to the fragrance

[@bkscents7050]

Javanol is super strong, I would dilute it further to like 1-2%. The other materials you can do it at 10%....or you can use them neat. It really depends on how large/small your trial batch sizes are working with to dose these appropriately.

[@alokpandey9532]

Hi, can I use JAVANOL in incense blend?

[@mohammadtafheemuddin5508]

Hallo sir Please arrange Majmua 96 type compound

[@vettevert5284]

Thank you for your videos! I have learned so much from them. I purchased Javanol from Perfumers Apprentice, and diluted to 1.0% with 198 proof grain alcohol to create a one molecule scent. I was expecting a creamy sandalwood, but I got a strong piercing piney laundry smell. I am wondering if I should dilute it again to 0.5%, as it may be too strong at 1%, or should I go up to 2%? Any suggestions or opinions is appreciated. Thanks!

[@bkscents7050]

A 1% dilution is fine. Try using it in a blend around 2 to 5 parts per thousand in a full perfume formula to see how It does in a full blend

[@vettevert5284]

@@bkscents7050 Thank You!

[@RFinkle2]

QQ: can anyone tell me what 'Oliffac' means? Went searching all over the web, including Google and Basenotes, with no explanation.

[@bkscents7050]

Well it's an IFF product....so I think it means " Original IFF Accord".....or something of that nature

[@RFinkle2]

@@bkscents7050 Ah, that explains so much. Thanks for the clarification!

[@pkpkoya6426]

I think it's...sadalwood core oil...

[@jethrohetero4990]

I dont know anything about this stuff but i ordered a few things to add to some soap recipes. I ordered some bacdonal amd when i got it i smelled it and was like why did i buy this shit. I never went back and looked at the description given from the place where i bought it from. Annyways what i got smells nothing luke sandalwood, its notvery strong either. It smells like egyptian musk to me, like exactly the same as a generic bottle of fragrance oil labeled egyptian musk. If anybody reads this do you think i got ripped off? Have any suggestions of where i should buy ingredients from?

[@pkpkoya6426]

I sugest..add smal amound.sandalwood Mysore core oil..trY...

[@jethrohetero4990]

@@pkpkoya6426 thank you for the suggestion. Thats kind of why its probably good to not just start complaining about things you know little about huh. Might just be my unrefined palette. I have noticed that almost all the fragrance ingredients i purchased were a little underwhelming straight put of the box but i have grown to appreciate most of them

[@wib6044]

When ever you order anything, give it time to site for at least a day. The heat from shipping has an effect. Luckily letting them sit in cool environment helps restore them. I’ve gotten oils I was certain were spoiled, but have them a year later and they smell amazing. Also dilute synthetic replicas. Don’t smell them straight, especially right out of the package. It may not be an exact replica, but they will smell much closer in dilution.