Fructone

✦ Powerful sweet fruity apple-quince aroma chemical

✦ Adds juicy, jammy lift to fruity and gourmand accords

✦ Strong diffusion and good value at very low dosage

✦ Blends easily into floral, oriental and fresh families

✦ Found in countless modern fruity and sweet fragrances

✦ Stable in most cosmetic, soap and home-care bases

✦ Vegan, animal-free and cruelty-free

Fructone is a synthetic fruity aroma chemical belonging to the dioxolane acetal family. It was developed to give perfumers a clean, powerful apple-quince note that natural materials struggle to deliver consistently.

What makes Fructone special is its combination of strength, clarity and low cost. A small amount lifts and sweetens a composition, making fruit accords smell ripe and realistic without harsh or solvent-like edges.

Rabibazaar supplies cosmetic-grade Fructone suitable for fine fragrance, attars and mukhallats, soaps, candles, lotions and a wide range of DIY and professional applications.

SCENT DESCRIPTION: Fructone opens with a bright, ripe apple and quince impression that feels sweet and slightly jammy. Underneath sits a soft, sugary fruitiness with a faint caramellic warmth. It reads as juicy and natural rather than sharp or chemical. The effect is rounded, mouth-watering and instantly recognisable as fruit.

NOTE POSITION: Top-Mid

FRAGRANCE FAMILY: Fruity · Gourmand

FACETS: Apple · Quince · Jammy · Sweet · Caramellic

TENACITY: Medium — around 4 to 8 hours on blotter

SILLAGE: Medium — diffusive and projecting at low dosage

Chemical Name : Ethyl 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane-2-acetate

CAS Number : 6413-10-1

Synonyms : Fructone; Apple ester; 1,3-Dioxolane-2-acetic acid, 2-methyl-, ethyl ester

Purity % : Typically 98%+ (verify with supplier CoA)

Appearance : Colourless to pale yellow clear liquid

Odor Threshold : Low (powerful at trace levels)

Solubility : Soluble in alcohol and oils; insoluble in water

Specific Gravity : Approx. 1.04–1.05 (verify with supplier CoA)

Flash Point : Approx. 96°C (verify with supplier CoA)

Type : Synthetic

Fine Fragrance ★★★★★

Excellent for building apple, pear and quince accords. Adds lift and sweetness to florals, chypres and modern fruity blends.

Attar & Oriental Blending ★★★★☆

Brightens heavy oud, amber and floral attars with a juicy fruit top. Use sparingly to avoid overpowering the base.

Functional Fragrance ★★★★☆

Reliable in soaps, detergents and shampoos thanks to good base stability. Holds its fruity character well in alkaline media.

Cosmetics ★★★★☆

Suitable for lotions, creams and bath products at low dosage. Gives a clean, fresh-fruit impression.

Home Fragrance ★★★★☆

Strong performer in reed diffusers and works in candles, though some volatility loss occurs at high temperatures.

EDP : 0.5 – 5%

EDT : 0.5 – 4%

Body Lotion : 0.2 – 1%

Shampoo/Body Wash: 0.2 – 1%

Candle : 1 – 4%

Reed Diffuser : 1 – 5%

Soap : 0.5 – 2%

IFRA: Fructone is not currently listed as a restricted or prohibited material under the IFRA Standards, so general good-practice limits apply.

⚠️ Always confirm current category limits at ifrafragrance.org before finalising export formulas.

⚠️ Acetals can hydrolyse in low-pH products — test stability in acidic bases.

Direct dosing — Add a small percentage straight into the accord to lift and sweeten fruit notes.

Pre-dilution — Use a 10% solution in alcohol or DPG for precise control in small batches.

Accord building — Combine with other fruit chemicals to construct realistic apple, pear or berry modules.

BEST PAIRINGS

Liffarome → Boosts green apple realism

Cis-3-Hexenol → Adds fresh-cut leafy lift

Damascone → Builds rich red-fruit roundness

Ethyl Maltol → Enhances sweet caramellic fruit

Hedione → Smooths and freshens the accord

AVOID: Overdosing, which turns the fruit flat and syrupy. Strongly acidic bases without prior stability testing.

I reach for Fructone whenever a fruit accord feels thin or unconvincing. A trace amount makes apple and pear notes smell ripe and juicy, and it lends a soft jammy roundness that flatters florals and gourmands alike.

ADVANCED TIP: Build a fruit-top module of Fructone with a touch of Cis-3-Hexenol and a Damascone, pre-blend at 10% in alcohol, then dose that single accord into your formula. This gives a controlled, natural-smelling apple lift without spiking any one raw material.

Physical State : Liquid

Skin Safety : Use diluted; follow IFRA good practice

Eye Contact : Avoid; rinse thoroughly if exposed

Ingestion : Not for ingestion; keep away from food

Ventilation : Use in a well-ventilated area

Storage : Cool, dark place, tightly sealed

Shelf Life : 2–3 years stored correctly

Container : Glass or HDPE; avoid reactive metals

Flammability : Combustible liquid; keep from heat and flame

Q: What does Fructone smell like?

A: Sweet, ripe apple and quince with a soft jammy, fruity warmth.

Q: How much Fructone should I use in perfume?

A: Start around 0.5–2% in the concentrate. It is powerful, so add gradually.

Q: Is Fructone vegan?

A: Yes. It is fully synthetic with no animal-derived materials.

Q: Is Fructone stable in soap?

A: Yes, it performs well in alkaline soap bases. Test acidic products separately as acetals can hydrolyse at low pH.

Q: Is Fructone natural or synthetic?

A: It is synthetic. There is no exact natural equivalent; it recreates a ripe-apple effect more powerfully and affordably than natural fruit extracts.

Professional formulation workflow

Fructone should be evaluated in a controlled small batch before production. Confirm the supplied grade, active concentration and recommended application range from the current supplier documentation. Weigh accurately instead of measuring by drops, record every adjustment, and compare the modified trial against an unchanged control.

Compatibility and quality checks

Test the ingredient in the actual alcohol, oil, surfactant, emulsion or wax base intended for sale. Observe clarity, separation, color, odor and performance immediately after mixing and again after a suitable resting period. A material that looks stable in a concentrate can behave differently in the finished formulation.

Scale-up and safety

Convert percentages into exact batch weights and verify the final consumer-product concentration before scaling. Follow the latest applicable IFRA, cosmetic, chemical and supplier safety documentation for the intended category. Use appropriate protective equipment, ventilation and clearly labeled containers, and retain a sample from every approved batch for quality comparison.