A composition represented by the formula (I): R-0-(G)p-H, wherein R is the n-heptyl radical, G is the residue of a reducing sugar and p is a decimal number no lower than 1.05 and no higher than 5. The composition is a mixture of compounds represented by the formulas R-0-(G)1-H (I1), R-0-(G)2-H (I2), R—O-(G)3-H (I3), R—O-(G)4-H (I4), and R-0-(G)5-H (I5) in the respective molar ratios a1, a2, a3, a4 and a5, such that each ratio a1, a2, a3, a4 and a5 is between zero and one inclusive and that the sum of a1+a2+a3+a4+a5, is equal to one. Also, the method of solubilizing, in an aqueous solution, a hydrophobic perfume substance (A) or a mixture of hydrophobic perfume substances (A) with this composition, and a solubilising composition for hydrophobic perfumes. Further, a method for perfuming surfaces.
