Family: Gourmand
Character: sweet · buttery · sticky
Pyramid position: Base notes
Intensity: Intense

Caramel

Caramel is a rich and indulgent fragrance note with a warm, sweet, and slightly toasted character. Its scent evokes melted sugar with creamy, buttery nuances and soft gourmand warmth. Often used in gourmand fragrances, caramel adds depth, sweetness, and a comforting dessert-like richness to perfume compositions.

Chemistry and Molecular Structure

The scent of caramel is mainly created by aromatic compounds such as maltol, ethyl maltol, and furans formed during the heating of sugars. These molecules contain carbon rings and oxygen-containing functional groups that produce sweet, toasted, and slightly buttery notes characteristic of caramel in perfumery.

Fragrances with Caramel

63 fragrances

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Nanatopia Eau de Parfum

Gourmand Spicy Oriental Fruity Boozy

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Nuts Eau de Parfum

Gourmand Sweet Creamy Oriental Boozy

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AMAL Eau de Parfum

Floral Woody Oriental Green Sweet

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Poka Extrait de Parfum

Gourmand Sweet Fruity Creamy Oriental

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AMBRE LATTE by Jordie Fernàndez Eau de Parfum

Gourmand Sweet Synthetic Creamy Woody

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Flo´97 Extrait de Parfum

Fruity Oriental Woody Sweet Gourmand

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Pacific Park Eau de Parfum

Fruity Sweet Gourmand Floral Musk

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Hormone Paris This is Not Caffeine Eau de Parfum

Gourmand Sweet Oriental Aromatic Spicy

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Vanilla Haze Extrait de Parfum

Gourmand Creamy Sweet Spicy Synthetic

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INITIO Wild Rush

Sweet Spicy Fresh Citrus Woody

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Borabora Eau de Parfum

Creamy Sweet Gourmand Lactonic Floral

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Strange Heavens Out Of The Blue Extrait de Parfum

Gourmand Floral Sweet Spicy

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Cosmos Flower Eau de Parfum

Floral Oriental Fruity Sweet Gourmand

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Rocca Extrait de Parfum

Sweet Floral Oriental Gourmand Fruity

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Velvet Iris Eau de Parfum

Fruity Gourmand Woody Sweet Powdery

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