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Benzyl Benzoate

Benzyl Benzoate (CAS 120-51-4) 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: 123 materials in this catalog carry 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 Benzyl Benzoate smells like

Almost odorless with a faint sweet-balsamic, slightly almond nuance; a natural constituent of balsams widely used as a solvent/diluent for absolutes, resinoids and crystalline materials. Has fixative value in balsamic bases; IFRA-restricted and a labeled allergen.

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

Benzyl Benzoate itself

Olfactive family
Solvent
Volatility band
None
Impact
1 of 10
Origin
Synthetic
IFRA, Category 4
4.8% of the finished product
GHS
H411

Where Benzyl Benzoate comes from on a shelf

53 of the 124 carriers in this catalog are naturals and 71 are synthetic. The heaviest carrier that is not the molecule itself is Indolarome, at about 60%.

Which materials carry Benzyl Benzoate

MaterialEstimated content
Benzyl benzoate the material itself 100%
Indolarome 60%
Honey Oliffac DEPR 0512 45%
Peru Balsam Oliffac 0912 40%
Nitro Musk (F-TEC) 35%
Broom (F-TEC) 35%
Benzoin (F-TEC) 30%
Carnation Absolute 30%
Orchidia Blender (F-TEC) 30%
Peru balsam Essential Oil 30%
Ylang Ylang Absolute 30%
Oakmoss (F-TEC) 25%
Civette Givco 208 23%
Krishna Musk Givco 22%
Fixateur 505 20%
Frangipani Absolute 20%
Ionone Fruity (F-TEC) 20%
Iris (F-TEC) 20%
Oriental (F-TEC) 20%
Jasmine Absolute (F-TEC) 18%
Ambre 83 15%
Fixateur 404 15%
Honey (F-TEC) 15%
Hyacinth Absolute 15%
Jasmine Grandiflorum Absolute 15%
Tonkarome 15%
Tolu balsam resinoid 14%
Frangipani (F-TEC) 12%
Hyacinth (F-TEC) 12%
Jasmine (F-TEC) 12%
Jasmine Grandiflorum Absolute India 12%
Jonquille Absolute 12%
Sweet Vanilla (F-TEC) 12%
Tobacco (F-TEC) 12%
Tolu balsam 12%
Tuberose Absolute 12%
Amber (F-TEC) 10%
Labdanum (F-TEC) 10%
Q-Queen of the Orient (F-TEC) 10%
T-Tar Smoke (F-TEC) 10%
Tuberalia Base 10%
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil III 10%
Wild Strawberry 10%
Vanellia 319883A 10%
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil Second 9.0%
Amber Solid 8.0%
Amberome Base PW 8.0%
Parijat Absolute 8.0%
Tuberose (F-TEC) 8.0%
Tuberose Concrete 8.0%
Ylang (F-TEC) 8.0%
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil First 8.0%
Figuene 7.5%
Jasmine Grandiflorum Concrete 7.0%
Ylang Ylang Complete Essential Oil 6.3%
Jasmine Fruit (F-TEC) 6.0%
Tiare Absolute (Gardenia taitensis) 6.0%
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil 6.0%
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil Extra 6.0%
Sweet Corn (F-TEC) 5.5%
Ambreine (F-TEC) 5.0%
Ambreine Classic PW 5.0%
Jasmine Petal (F-TEC) 5.0%
Jasmine Sambac Blossoms 5.0%
Propolis Absolute 5.0%
Prunol 5.0%
Styrax (F-TEC) 5.0%
Cananga Essential Oil 4.0%
Civet floraline 54 3.8%
Jasmine Auriculatum Absolute 3.0%
Jasmine Sambac Absolute 3.0%
Jasmine Sambac Absolute China 3.0%
Narcissus absolute 3.0%
O-Orchid (F-TEC) 3.0%
V-Vanilla (F-TEC) 3.0%
Olibanum CNC 2.6%
Benzoin Sumatra Resinoid 2.0%
Champaca Absolute 2.0%
Jasmine Sambac Concrete 2.0%
Karo Karounde Absolute 2.0%
New Mown Hay (F-TEC) 2.0%
Nut (F-TEC) 2.0%
Poplar Bud Absolute 2.0%
Black Agarwood Artificial 1.6%
Benzoin Siam resinoid 1.5%
Styrax resinoid 1.5%
Cassie Absolute 1.0%
Cinnamon Bark CO2 Extract 1.0%
Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil (Ceylon) 1.0%
Cinnamon Essential Oil 1.0%
Liatrix absolute 1.0%
Massoia Bark Oil 1.0%
Orange Blossom Absolute 1.0%
Orris Butter 1.0%
Rosewood Essential Oil 1.0%
Sambac (Jasmine) Heart, Natural 0.55%
Pineapple Natpop 0.52%
Motia Attar 0.50%
Orange Flower Concrete 0.50%
Orris Butter (Iris germanica) 0.50%
Orris Resinoid 0.50%
Orris Root CO2 Extract (Iris pallida) 0.50%
Coumarex DB 0.19%
Arabian Oud (F-TEC) 0.12%
Black Tea Base 0.08%
Clove Bud Absolute 0.07%
Hyacinth Storm 0.05%
Benzoin Oliffac 63 0.03%
Bois d'Encens, Natural 0.03%
Beeswax Absolute 0.02%
Wild Cherry 0.02%
Caress Musk 0.02%
Tangeris Givco 212 0.01%
OLIBANUM SFE CERT 0.01%
Orange Flower Tunisia CO2 Extract 0.01%
Fumencens HTC 0.00%
Blackcurrant (F-TEC) 0.00%
Vanilla Supreme 0.00%
Tomato (Natural) 0.00%
Pineapple Essence (Natural) 0.00%
Cedar Atlas Heart, Natural 0.00%
Fixomusk 997971D 0.00%
Raspberry Essence (Natural) 0.00%
Honey Supreme 0.00%

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

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