Kharismal

What Kharismal smells like

Perfumer's Apprentice, which sells it as IFF's product under CAS 24851-98-7, describes Kharismal as floral, jasmine and lactonic — "floral, jasmin, citrus" — and says it gives a natural bloom to floral creations and is very diffusive. Wikipedia lists Kharismal, with Hedione, as a trade name of methyl dihydrojasmonate, and describes the racemic molecule as floral and citrus.

Leading note

Jasmine

Supporting facets

Citrus

Faint facets

Lactonic

Character

Diffusive, blooming

• jasmine
• citrus
• floral
• blooming

What makes Kharismal distinctive

IFF's methyl dihydrojasmonate: a diffusive jasmine-citrus bloom, kept apart from Hedione because its grade is not documented.

Where the descriptions disagree: A retailer page gives cis and trans percentages for Kharismal and Kharismal Super, but they are not IFF's figures and are not used here.

How Kharismal is used

Used like Hedione, in jasmine and transparent floral hearts and to give a floral composition a natural bloom.

Typical role: blender (smooths the joins between other materials); backbone (used in large proportions as a structural material of an accord).

How Kharismal differs from similar materials

Hedione

The same molecule, methyl dihydrojasmonate, from a different maker. Firmenich documents Hedione's grades; Kharismal's isomer ratio is not in the sources read, so the two are kept as separate materials rather than assumed interchangeable.

Hedione HC

Hedione HC is the documented high-cis methyl dihydrojasmonate, more powerful and magnolia-like; Kharismal's isomer ratio is not in the sources read.

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

Shares its CAS number with Hedione. Its grade — the ratio of cis to trans isomers — is not documented in the sources read, so it is not assumed to match any Hedione grade. IFF also sells Kharismal Super, which Fraterworks lists as a synonym of the high-cis Hedione HC; that is a different grade from Kharismal.

Identity and classification

Type

Aroma chemical

Origin

Synthetic

Odour family

Floral / Citrus

Note position

Heart note

Physical form at room temperature

Liquid

No CAS number is shown. The identity of Kharismal is taken from documentation by Perfumer's Apprentice, Wikipedia; it is IFF's trade name for methyl dihydrojasmonate, sold under the same CAS number as Hedione. IFF's own product page could not be read, and the sources read do not give its ratio of cis and trans isomers, so that number cannot tell it apart and is not published for this record. Without a verified number there is no formula, molecular weight or structure drawing either.

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

• Hedione

  Aroma chemical · Floral / Citrus — jasmine, transparent, citrus, airy

• Hedione HC

  Aroma chemical · Floral — jasmine, magnolia, transparent, blooming

• Benzyl Acetate

  Aroma chemical · Floral / Fruity — jasmine, fruity, pear, sweet

Used in formulas and accords

Used in 1 published formula

Kharismal is an ingredient in 1 accord in the Formula & Accord Library.

• White Lily Accord

  Community Formula · Accord

Further reading

• Hedione in Perfumery

  What Hedione (methyl dihydrojasmonate) smells like, its grades and isomers, what it does across formulas, practical notes and pairings.

• Perfume Materials by Odor Family: A Formulator's Palette Map

  Which materials build each odor family — citrus, floral, woody, amber, musk and more — their usual roles, what to watch for, and links to each in depth.

Questions about Kharismal

Sources

• Perfumer's Apprentice — Kharismal (IFF) — distributor's description.
• Wikipedia — Methyl dihydrojasmonate — published perfumery reference.
• 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.