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Citronellol

Citronellol (CAS 106-22-9) 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: 80 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 Citronellol smells like

Soft, waxy-rosy petal note with a fresh, slightly citronella-green edge; one of the two structural pillars of every rose accord. Blends seamlessly with geraniol and PEA, and its cleanness makes it ubiquitous in functional perfumery.

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

Citronellol itself

Olfactive family
Floral
Volatility band
Heart
Impact
5 of 10
Origin
Synthetic
IFRA, Category 4
12% of the finished product
GHS
H319 · Warning

Where Citronellol comes from on a shelf

38 of the 84 carriers in this catalog are naturals and 46 are synthetic. The heaviest carrier that is not the molecule itself is Geranium Heart, Natural, at about 63%.

Which materials carry Citronellol

MaterialEstimated content
Citronellol the material itself 100%
d-Citronellol the material itself 100%
Laevo-Citronellol the material itself 100%
Rhodinol the material itself 100%
Geranium Heart, Natural 63%
Geranium Oil China 42%
Rose Otto (Rosa damascena) 38%
Rose Otto Turkey (Rosa damascena, Isparta) 34%
Geranium Absolute (Pelargonium graveolens) 30%
Rose Otto Iran (Rosa damascena, Kashan) 30%
White Rose Otto (Rosa alba) 30%
Geranium Essential Oil Bourbon 28%
Geranium Essential Oil Egypt 28%
Rose Otto (F-TEC) 28%
Rose Otto Taif (Rosa damascena trigintipetala, Saudi) 25%
Rose Wardia 25%
R-Rose (F-TEC) 24%
Geranium (F-TEC) 22%
Rose CO2 Extract (Rosa damascena, select) 22%
Rose de Mai (F-TEC) 20%
Rose Petal (F-TEC) 20%
Tea Rose (F-TEC) 20%
Geranium Essential Oil Morocco 19%
Rose Aldehyde (F-TEC) 18%
Turkish Rose Blossoms 15%
Rose Absolute India (Rosa damascena, Kannauj) 14%
Male Floral (F-TEC) 12%
Rosa rugosa Absolute (China) 12%
Rose Absolute Turkey (Rosa damascena) 12%
Citronella Essential Oil 11%
Rose Absolute (Rosa damascena) 10%
Rose Absolute Morocco (Rosa centifolia) 10%
Rose Concrete (Rosa damascena) 9.0%
Combava Petitgrain Essential Oil 8.0%
Eucalyptus Citriodora Essential Oil 8.0%
Fixetal 8.0%
Fleurissimo (F-TEC) 8.0%
Flower Bouquet (F-TEC) 8.0%
Lilial Substitute IFRA 8.0%
M-Muguet (F-TEC) 8.0%
Naturelle (F-TEC) 8.0%
Rosa alba Absolute (White Rose) 8.0%
Rose de Mai Absolute (Rosa centifolia) 8.0%
Blackwood Base 199939 RF17 7.5%
Rose de Mai Concrete (Rosa centifolia) 7.0%
Gulab Attar (rose in sandalwood) 6.0%
Lemon Tea Tree Essential Oil 6.0%
Lily (F-TEC) 6.0%
Rose low ME absolute 6.0%
Rose Givco 217 5.5%
Clear Green (F-TEC) 5.0%
Orchidia Blender (F-TEC) 5.0%
Powdery (F-TEC) 4.0%
Light Crisp Floral (F-TEC) 2.0%
Krishna Musk Givco 1.5%
Lotus Storm 1.4%
Apple Green 1.2%
Coriander Seed Essential Oil 1.0%
Neroli (F-TEC) 1.0%
Neroli Essential Oil 1.0%
Sinensal Essential Oil 0.60%
Peach (Natural) w/o Acetaldehyde 0.55%
Orange Power Givco 229 0.55%
Neroli Oil Egypt 0.50%
Tangeris Givco 212 0.41%
Calamus Essential Oil 0.38%
Petitgrain Bigarade Essential Oil 0.20%
Petitgrain Essential Oil 0.20%
Rose Oxide Laevo 0.10%
Broom (F-TEC) 0.09%
Floranol 959281 0.05%
Pineapple Essence (Natural) 0.04%
Orange Flower Tunisia CO2 Extract 0.02%
Pineapple Natpop 0.01%
OLIBANUM SFE CERT 0.01%
Tomato (Natural) 0.01%
Raspberry Essence (Natural) 0.00%
Spicyrup 0.00%
Oud Oliffac 0.00%
Oud Assafi 0.00%
Honey Supreme 0.00%
Cedar Atlas Heart, Natural 0.00%
Mango Natural 0.00%
Honey Provence (Firmenich) 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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