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3-Propylidenephthalide

3-Propylidenephthalide (CAS 17369-59-4) is one of the fragrance allergens the European Union requires to be named on a label once it passes a threshold. It is rarely something you added on purpose: 1 material in this catalog carries it as a constituent, which is how a formula ends up over the line without a single line item admitting to it.

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What 3-Propylidenephthalide smells like

Herbal, spicy celery and lovage character with warm maple and fenugreek sweetness, savoury brothy depth and phenolic nuances. A tenacious base-note aroma chemical used in savoury gourmand and floral reconstructions.

It is a material in its own right, not only a line on a label: its catalog page carries the full profile.

3-Propylidenephthalide itself

Olfactive family
Herbal
Volatility band
Base
Origin
Synthetic
IFRA, Category 4
0.4% of the finished product

Where 3-Propylidenephthalide comes from on a shelf

1 of the 2 carriers in this catalog is a natural and 1 is synthetic. The heaviest carrier that is not the molecule itself is Lovage root Essential Oil, at about 3.0%.

Which materials carry 3-Propylidenephthalide

MaterialEstimated content
Celeriax the material itself 100%
Lovage root Essential Oil 3.0%

Estimates from typical published compositions, not a certificate of analysis for your bottle. A supplier's own figures always win.

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