AtlasAromatic

Menthol

More a sensation than a smell: a clean, physical cold with a minty edge.

Place in the wear: Top; Felt first. Usually the shortest span.
Office: Modifier; A trace that turns the heart. Used sparingly.
Family: Aromatic
Type: Synthetic
CAS: 89-78-1
Origin: Synthetic
Span: Met in the opening. A measured span on blotter and skin is not yet recorded.
Odor: Cooling and mint
Also called: DL-Menthol
FEMA: 2665

A modifier for the top. Its natural partners are peppermint and eucalyptol.

Menthol is a synthetic material; its IUPAC name is 5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylcyclohexan-1-ol. Formula C10H20O, molecular weight 156.26.

In the wear it is met in the opening. Its usual office is modifier. The atlas files it under Aromatic, minty.

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