Ex Nihilo 40 Knots — Type Formula
A salt-sprayed gust of sea air snapping across a teak deck under full sail.
Ozonic aldehydes and dihydromyrcenol open like wind on open water, buoyed by juniper and green apple freshness. A woody-ambergris base of driftwood and musk holds the horizon steady long after the spray has dried.
Accord skeleton
Composition (24 materials · type reconstruction · amounts locked)
| # | Material | CAS | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dihydromyrcenol | 18479-58-8 | 9.8% 🔒 |
| 2 | Calone 1951 (methylbenzodioxepinone) | 28940-11-6 | 7.6% 🔒 |
| 3 | Floralozone | 67634-15-5 | 6.1% 🔒 |
| 4 | Bergamot oil | 8007-75-8 | 5.3% 🔒 |
| 5 | Lemon oil | 8008-56-8 | 4.7% 🔒 |
| 6 | Linalool | 78-70-6 | 3.9% 🔒 |
| 7 | Juniper berry oil | 8012-91-7 | 3.2% 🔒 |
| 8 | Cardamom oil | 8000-66-6 | 2.6% 🔒 |
| 9 | Aldehyde C-11 undecylenic | 112-45-8 | 2.1% 🔒 |
| 10 | Aldehyde C-10 decanal | 112-31-2 | 1.8% 🔒 |
| 11 | cis-3-Hexenol | 928-96-1 | 1.4% 🔒 |
| 12 | Triplal (2,4-dimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde) | 68039-49-6 | 1.1% 🔒 |
| 13 | Hedione (methyl dihydrojasmonate) | 24851-98-7 | 0.9% 🔒 |
| 14 | Geranium oil | 8000-46-2 | 0.7% 🔒 |
| 15 | Rosemary oil | 8000-25-7 | 0.5% 🔒 |
| 16 | Ambroxan | 6790-58-5 | 0.4% 🔒 |
| 17 | Cedarwood Virginia oil | 8000-27-9 | 0.3% 🔒 |
| 18 | Iso E Super | 54464-57-2 | 0.2% 🔒 |
| 19 | Vetiver oil | 8016-96-4 | 12.4% 🔒 |
| 20 | Galaxolide | 1222-05-5 | 9.8% 🔒 |
| 21 | Habanolide | 111879-80-2 | 7.6% 🔒 |
| 22 | Ambrettolide | 28645-51-4 | 6.1% 🔒 |
| 23 | Helional | 1205-17-0 | 5.3% 🔒 |
| 24 | Petitgrain oil | 8014-17-3 | 4.7% 🔒 |
— = captive material without a public CAS (a substitution is provided in the full spec). Restricted allergens are IFRA-flagged in the paid spec.
What you get
Free — the complete material list, CAS numbers and accord breakdown above. Study the architecture before you spend a cent.
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An educational type specification inspired by the composition of Ex Nihilo 40 Knots. OLFX is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original house. This is a written recipe / analysis, not a physical sample. Reformulate to your market’s IFRA category before use.
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