In short
Applelide is an IFF white musk, a malonate ester, with a powdery, creamy character and fresh fruity apple nuances. It is also sold as Edenolide.
What Applelide smells like
IFF, as quoted by The Good Scents Company, describes Applelide as a powdery, creamy, warm, relaxed sensuous white musk with fresh fruity nuances and soft comforting textures. Another supplier describes a fine, creamy, warm musk with bright fruity notes of crisp green apple; one retailer notes an apple-leaning character in the top notes, which it calls unusual for a musk.
- Leading note
- White musk
- Clear facets
- Powdery, creamy
- Supporting facets
- Green apple
- Character
- Warm, soft
What makes Applelide distinctive
A white musk with an apple in its top note.
How Applelide is used
Used as a soft musk base with a fruity top in fine fragrance and body care.
Typical role: fixative (slow to evaporate; helps a blend last and holds lighter notes).
How Applelide differs from similar materials
- Isoambrettolide
- Isoambrettolide is a classic macrocyclic musk with a red-berry back note; Applelide is a white, powdery musk whose fruit is apple.
Each difference compares the published descriptions of the two materials. Smell varies with grade, supplier and dilution; compare them side by side on blotters before substituting one for another.
Formulation considerations
One supplier says Edenolide is an enriched isomer of the discontinued Applelide; that is a single vendor's claim.
Identity and classification
- Type
- Aroma chemical
- Origin
- Synthetic
- Odour family
- Musky / Fruity
- Note position
- Base note
- Also known as
- Edenolide
- CAS number
- 478695-70-4
- Molecular formula
- C15H26O4
- Molecular weight
- 270.36 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3-O-[1-(3,3-dimethylcyclohexyl)ethyl] 1-O-ethyl propanedioate
The CAS number, formula and molecular weight are taken from PubChem compound 57759198, whose own record lists this CAS number; checked 24 October 2026.
Safety and compliance
This page is general information, not a safety assessment or a specification. Confirm identity, composition, IFRA status and allergen content from your supplier's documents for the lot you hold.
Materials it works with
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Habanolide
Aroma chemical · Musky / Metallic — musky, clean, metallic, powdery
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Galaxolide
Aroma chemical · Musky / Floral — musky, clean, sweet, floral
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Ethylene Brassylate
Aroma chemical · Musky / Powdery — musky, powdery, sweet, soft
Used in formulas and accords
Used in 13 published formulas
Applelide is an ingredient in 12 perfume formulas and 1 accord in the Formula & Accord Library.
Community formulas
RUŌOD House Originals
Original compositions by RUŌOD House.
Further reading
Questions about Applelide
Is Applelide natural or synthetic?
Applelide is synthetic — it is made by chemical synthesis.
What is the CAS number of Applelide?
478695-70-4. It was checked against PubChem on 24 October 2026.
Which published formulas use Applelide?
Applelide is used in 13 published formulas in the RUŌOD Lab Formula & Accord Library, including Birch Ghost, Blackcurrant Signal and Coconut Concrete. Each is listed with a link under "Used in formulas and accords" on this page.
Sources
- PubChem — compound 57759198, checked 24 October 2026.
- The Good Scents Company — Applelide — odour database.
- Fraterworks — Edenolide — distributor's description.
- Olfactory profile: the RUŌOD Lab team's synthesis of the published descriptions above, reviewed 26 October 2026. Evidence: more than one published description. Classification and the short description: revision 1. Descriptions of odour are judgement, not measurement.