What Is Watermelon Ketone?
Getting the quick and easy information that you need about the fragrance raw materials that you choose is very important. Typically, you would want to know the name of the raw material chosen, the scent that the chosen fragrance raw material gives, and more importantly whether or not the chosen fragrance raw material will work with the other ingredients in your fragrance formula or scent composition. Watermelon Ketone is an easy one – it is also known as Calone and it is a synthetic fragrance ingredient providing a clean marine and ozone scent.
Basic Chemical Profile
Watermelon Ketone CAS 28940-11-6 has the Molecular Formula: C10H10O3 and Molecular Weight: 178.19. The listed quality data includes Purity (GC): ≥99%, Appearance: white to pale yellow powder or crystals, and Melting Point: 38–41°C. Its smell is not like sweet watermelon candy. It feels more like cool sea air, wet melon peel, and a fresh seaside olfactory effect. That is why it fits formulas that need space, wateriness, and a light fresh touch.
What Is Watermelon Ketone Used For?
The primary application for Watermelon Ketone is in Fresh scent fragrance formulations, to give products a cleaner opening, a wetter feel and a more open dry-down. It can be used in Aquatic type fragrances, fine perfumes, personal care products and home care products.
Use in Fragrance and Daily Chemical Products
In Fine Fragrances, perfumes, niche perfumes, unique perfumes Watermelon Ketone provides the perfume with fresh, ‘sea-breeze’ notes of a light airy dispersion even at low concentrations. As a Perfume Fragrance Ingredient, it can be added to citrus, green, floral, and tropical notes of pear, cucumber and or melon to impart a cooler and wetter impression. In Bathroom Products, such as soaps, shower gels and body washes, it provides a clean impression similar to that feeling one gets after work, a journey or a workout at the gym.
In Laundry Detergents and in Room Sprays, the ingredient can even soften up ‘dull’ base notes and/or underlying odors. In addition it provides a fresh, clean-smelling formula that does not have to be perfumedin strongly in order to have a pleasant smell. Perfume Oils which require fresh, aquatic and/or marine type notes are also suited with this ingredient. The ingredient does not provide a sweet fruity odor and is best not to be used in that type of perfume formula.
What Benefits Can Watermelon Ketone Bring to Fragrance Formulas?
We have noticed many buyers recently ask a simple question regarding our Watermelon Ketone ingredient. The question is, why add another fresh note when there are already so many? Simple answer, at a very low dose, Watermelon Ketone can display a very clear marine and ozone aroma, which makes it an excellent addition to many fragrances. Also, this ingredient blends well with many of the common fragrance notes.
Strong Freshness and Formula Versatility
Watermelon Ketone adds a cooling, fresh and clean sensation to the skin and to formulas. For a men’s shower gel formula Watermelon Ketone can work well with peppermint and citrus notes such as lemon and grapefruit, giving a sporty fresh scent. In a floral body wash formula the Watermelon Ketone can give a soft wet note to the flower fragrance preventing it from drying down to a flat note. For Home Care products such as bathroom cleaners and laundry products, Watermelon Ketone can give a fresh and clean breezy room scent. A small detail in a fragrance but it does make a difference when mopping the floor or doing laundry and the room still smells clean after.
How Should You Check Watermelon Ketone Quality?
For buyers, more than just a number is needed. Material must smell good, dissolve well, can be stored properly and remains stable in the end product. Already checking the product specification is a good starting point.
Key Quality Points to Review
Ref. COA for High purity Watermelon Ketone (CAS 28940-11-6) / Purity by GC : ≥ 99% / Purity by HPLC : ≥ 98.5% / Specification : White to pale yellow powder or needle like crystals / M.P. : 38 – 41°C / Solubility : Soluble in 95% alcohol / These data are very important to our daily production. If the odor of the product is too sharp then an aquatic note can be accentuated. Also if the solubility of the product is poor then it may look cloudy in solution. Chromatographic data must be confirmed by nose tests and the evaluations of the nose makes should be consistent with the test data.
Is Watermelon Ketone Safe to Handle?
Watermelon Ketone is a sensitive aroma chemical that requires some care in handling. But it does not have to be difficult. By avoiding a few simple mistakes in the storage, sampling and testing of the chemical in the laboratory, no problems should occur.
Storage and Handling Tips
Follow the Storage conditions listed for the respective product. For Raw Materials, ensure that they are stored in a sealed, dry environment at room temperature, away from sunlight, sources of ignition and oxidizers. Ensure proper handling when opening packages of raw materials. Avoid eye contact, long term skin contact and inhalation of dust. For finished products, use an appropriate dosage of fragrance and test on a small scale first. Note that products such as shower gel, reed diffusers and laundry liquids have different properties and thus require trial work.
Why Choose BWX for Watermelon Ketone?
Sourcing should be made easier by your supplier not put in a way to be more complicated. We purchase synthetic fragrances for repeated production so it is very important for us to have Batch data, clear documentation and prompt support for products that we are looking to purchase for repeat production. Every hour of time is money.
BWX as a Practical Supply Partner
BWX supplies fine chemical raw materials for fragrance, cosmetic, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and related fields. Its product portfolio includes synthetic fragrances, cosmetic ingredients, pharmaceutical intermediates, and APIs. That is useful when you handle more than one material group. For Watermelon Ketone, the available data covers CAS No. 28940-11-6, purity, molecular data, appearance, odor, solubility, packing, and storage guidance. This level of detail helps during early supplier checks. If you need high-purity Watermelon Ketone, clear product data, and access to synthetic fragrances, BWX is a practical source to consider.
FAQ
Q1: What Is Watermelon Ketone?
A: Watermelon Ketone, also known as Calone, is a synthetic fragrance ingredient. Its scent is characterized by notes of marine, ozone, watery, green and watermelon rind.
Q2: What Is Watermelon Ketone CAS 28940-11-6 Used For?
A: Watermelon Ketone CAS 28940-11-6 is used in aquatic fragrances, fine perfumes, soaps and shower gels, personal care products, home care products, perfume oils, and detergent formulations.
Q3: Watermelon Ketone smells like real watermelon?
A: No it does not! It smells more like watery melon rind, it smells like sea air, it smells like fresh rain, but it does not smell like sweet watermelon flesh!
Q4: What Quality Data to Check Before Buying?
A: CAS No. 28940-11-6, Molecular Formula: C10H10O3, Molecular Weight: 178.19, Purity (GC): ≥99%, appearance, melting point, solubility, storage conditions etc.
Q5: How do you store Watermelon Ketone?
A: Store in sealed container in dry place at room temperature. Avoid direct sunlight, sources of ignition and oxidizers.
