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Benzyl Cinnamate

Benzyl Cinnamate (CAS 103-41-3) 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: 21 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 Cinnamate smells like

Sweet, soft balsamic ester with honey, cocoa and warm resinous nuances; a major constituent of Peru and Tolu balsams. Quiet but valuable fixative that smooths amber and heavy floral bases; listed as an allergen and IFRA-restricted.

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

Benzyl Cinnamate itself

Olfactive family
Resinous
Volatility band
Base
Impact
3 of 10
Origin
Synthetic
IFRA, Category 4
2% of the finished product

Where Benzyl Cinnamate comes from on a shelf

10 of the 22 carriers in this catalog are naturals and 12 are synthetic. The heaviest carrier that is not the molecule itself is Peru balsam Essential Oil, at about 25%.

Which materials carry Benzyl Cinnamate

MaterialEstimated content
Benzyl cinnamate the material itself 100%
Peru balsam Essential Oil 25%
Peru Balsam Oliffac 0912 20%
Tolu balsam resinoid 16%
Tolu balsam 15%
Benzoin (F-TEC) 10%
Oriental (F-TEC) 6.0%
Propolis Absolute 4.0%
Krishna Musk Givco 3.1%
Styrax resinoid 2.5%
Benzoin Siam resinoid 1.0%
Benzoin Sumatra Resinoid 1.0%
Frangipani Absolute 1.0%
Black Agarwood Artificial 0.44%
Pineapple Natpop 0.25%
Civette Givco 208 0.17%
Beeswax Absolute 0.10%
Arabian Oud (F-TEC) 0.04%
Orange Flower Tunisia CO2 Extract 0.01%
Broom (F-TEC) 0.00%
Honey Provence (Firmenich) 0.00%
Civet floraline 54 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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