Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium — Type Formula
A jolt of black coffee poured over vanilla and heady white flowers.
A modern gourmand built around a bittersweet coffee-vanilla accord threaded with jasmine and orange blossom. Sweet, addictive and slightly narcotic, it became the defining coffee fragrance of its era.
Accord skeleton
Composition (28 materials · type reconstruction · amounts locked)
| # | Material | CAS | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coffee Absolute | 84650-00-0 | 9.8% 🔒 |
| 2 | Vanilla Absolute | 8024-06-4 | 7.6% 🔒 |
| 3 | Ethyl Maltol | 4940-11-8 | 6.1% 🔒 |
| 4 | Jasmine Absolute | 8022-96-6 | 5.3% 🔒 |
| 5 | Orange Blossom Absolute | 8030-28-2 | 4.7% 🔒 |
| 6 | Pink Pepper Oil | 68917-52-2 | 3.9% 🔒 |
| 7 | Fructone (Pear Ester) | 6413-10-1 | 3.2% 🔒 |
| 8 | Patchouli Oil | 8014-09-3 | 2.6% 🔒 |
| 9 | Vanillin | 121-33-5 | 2.1% 🔒 |
| 10 | Ethyl Vanillin | 121-32-4 | 1.8% 🔒 |
| 11 | Coumarin | 91-64-5 | 1.4% 🔒 |
| 12 | Cedarwood Virginia Oil | 8000-27-9 | 1.1% 🔒 |
| 13 | Galaxolide | 1222-05-5 | 0.9% 🔒 |
| 14 | Hedione | 24851-98-7 | 0.7% 🔒 |
| 15 | Ambroxan | 3738-00-9 | 0.5% 🔒 |
| 16 | Iso E Super | 54464-57-2 | 0.4% 🔒 |
| 17 | Bergamot Oil | 8007-75-8 | 0.3% 🔒 |
| 18 | Anethole (Licorice) | 4180-23-8 | 0.2% 🔒 |
| 19 | Benzyl Acetate | 140-11-4 | 12.4% 🔒 |
| 20 | Cashmeran | 33704-61-9 | 9.8% 🔒 |
| 21 | Ethylene Brassylate | 105-95-3 | 7.6% 🔒 |
| 22 | beta-Damascone | 23726-92-3 | 6.1% 🔒 |
| 23 | Heliotropin | 120-57-0 | 5.3% 🔒 |
| 24 | Maltol | 118-71-8 | 4.7% 🔒 |
| 25 | Indole | 120-72-9 | 3.9% 🔒 |
| 26 | Benzoin Resinoid | 9000-05-9 | 3.2% 🔒 |
| 27 | Methyl Ionone | 1335-46-2 | 2.6% 🔒 |
| 28 | Raspberry Ketone | 5471-51-2 | 2.1% 🔒 |
— = 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 Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium. 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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