WS-23 Cooling Agent

Clean, long-lasting cooling with no added flavour.

WS-23 is a highly effective cooling agent designed to deliver a smooth, refreshing cooling sensation without altering the flavour profile of your formulation. Unlike menthol or mint, WS-23 provides cooling without taste, making it ideal for enhancing fruit, beverage, dessert, and other liquid-based flavour systems where flavour clarity is essential.

Trade Flavours WS-23 is suspended in 99.5%+ purity Propylene Glycol (PG) for excellent solubility, consistency, and ease of use. It is available in 30% and 10% dilutions, allowing accurate control over cooling intensity.

What is WS-23?

WS-23 is a synthetic cooling compound commonly used in flavour development to introduce a clean, crisp cooling effect. It activates cooling receptors without imparting minty or herbal notes, making it ideal for modern flavour enhancement where neutrality is required.

Key Features & Benefits

• Neutral cooling effect – No menthol or mint taste
• PG-based solution – Fully miscible with liquid formulations
• Available in two strengths – 30% and 10% dilutions
• Highly concentrated – Very small amounts required
• Versatile use – Suitable for beverages, desserts, confectionery, and flavour systems
• Cost-effective – Strong performance with minimal usage

Common Applications

WS-23 works exceptionally well with:

• Fruit flavours (watermelon, grape, citrus, tropicals)
• Beverage formulations
• Sweet and dessert profiles
• Flavour systems requiring a clean, refreshing finish

It is often used to create “icy” or “chilled” effects when combined with fruit flavours, or to subtly lift and brighten recipes without overpowering the base profile. It can be used in very small amounts to replace ice in a drink if you do not wish the beverage to be diluted by water as the ice melts.

Usage Guidance

Due to its strength, WS-23 should be used sparingly.

• Start at very low inclusion rates, start with counting drops rather as eve 1% can be overwhelming in some applications.
• Increase gradually to reach the desired cooling effect
• Always test in small batches first

The 10% dilution is ideal for fine-tuning and subtle cooling, while the 30% dilution is suited to experienced users requiring stronger cooling impact at lower volumes.

Quality & Consistency

Trade Flavours products are prepared using high-purity ingredients and controlled processes to ensure consistency, accuracy, and reliable performance across every batch.

Trade Flavour Blends brings together years of flavour expertise, ingredient knowledge, and hands-on formulation experience to deliver high-quality blended concentrates designed for professionals and creators alike. Produced in-house by our team, each blend is crafted from carefully selected flavour components to achieve bold, reliable, and well-balanced profiles.

Originally refined through extensive customer feedback and real-world usage, our blends offer consistency, accuracy, and exceptional flavour performance across a wide range of food and beverage applications. Whether you’re crafting desserts, drinks, syrups, sauces or innovative flavour-led products, Trade Flavour Blends provides dependable results with every batch.

By choosing Trade Flavour Blends, you’re choosing expertly developed flavours, transparent sourcing, and a commitment to quality that ensures your creations taste exactly as intended, every single time.