Used as a fragrance ingredient in perfumery and cosmetics due to its earthy, musky, and slightly floral odor profile. It serves as a ketone-based aroma compound that enhances long-lasting scent in soaps, detergents, and fine fragrances. Its stability under alkaline conditions makes it suitable for use in laundry products and cleansers. Also employed as a synthetic intermediate in organic chemistry for the development of more complex scent molecules.