Base Ingredient Overview
📝 Odor Type: Fruity (Berry, Green)
📈 Odor Strength: Medium to high
👃🏼 Odor Profile: Juicy raspberry, sweet-tart, green, soft floral, slightly jammy at higher concentrations
⚗️ Uses: Fruity booster, top note enhancer, floral-fruity modifier
🧴 Appearance: Clear to pale yellow liquid
What is Raspberry Base?
Raspberry Base is a synthetic perfumery compound formulated to mimic the natural scent of ripe raspberries. Constructed from esters, berry aldehydes, and trace ketones, it captures the tart-sweet balance and vibrant character typical of fresh raspberry fruit. Common aroma chemicals in raspberry-type bases include raspberry ketone (frambinone), ethyl maltol, and green-fruity esters like hexyl acetate.
Unlike natural raspberry extracts—often unstable or unsuitable for perfumery use—this base provides reproducibility and controlled performance in alcohol-based and oil-based systems.
Olfactory Profile and Perfumery Applications
Raspberry Base introduces a bright, tangy sweetness at the top of the fragrance, supported by faint floral and green backnotes. Typical uses include:
Fruity-floral perfumes, especially in blends with peony, rose, or violet
Gourmand compositions, where it supports red fruit and sugar-berry themes
Youth-oriented and energetic fragrances, offering a playful, vibrant signature
Body care products, such as mists, lotions, and shampoos with berry-forward identity
Its high-impact fruity top note is often softened with creamy or musky materials to extend longevity and smooth transitions into heart notes.
Additional Information
Blending Suggestions:
Pairs well with blackberry base, ethyl maltol, peach aldehyde, ionones, and heliotrope. Can be contrasted with green or aldehydic materials for sparkle, or layered with lactonic bases for a jammy, dessert-like effect.
Application Compatibility:
Soluble in alcohol and perfume oils. Suitable for fine fragrance, light emulsions, and scented body products.
Sources
Internal Scentspiracy Base Formulation Notes – Berry Series
Arctander, S. (1969). Analysis of Red Fruit Aromatics
Fragrance Materials Handbook (2021–2024) – Ketones and Esters in Perfumery
Independent GC-MS research on raspberry ketone in aroma design