Indole in Perfume

Indole is a floral, narcotic, and animalic note commonly found in white flowers like jasmine and tuberose. It adds a sensual, slightly dirty, and honeyed aroma to perfumes.

Indole appears in 48 perfumes on Aromifo. It is used as a base note in 61% of them and a heart note in 39%. It is most often paired with Musk, Jasmine and Patchouli, and 77% of the perfumes that use it are unisex.