1) Perfume ingredient 
Galaxolide is a polycyclic organic synthetic musk that is used in some perfumes as a fragrance. It is also used in soaps, cosmetics and detergents. Galaxolide was first synthesized in 1965, and used in the late 1960s in some fabric softeners & detergents. High doses were also incorporated in fine fragrances. Galaxolide possesses a clean sweet musk...