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Geraniol

Geraniol (CAS 106-24-1) 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: 173 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 Geraniol smells like

Sweet fresh rose with geranium-leaf and light fruity-citrus facets; one of the two pillars of rose chemistry alongside citronellol. Ubiquitous in rose, geranium and floral bouquets of every kind; IFRA-restricted allergen.

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

Geraniol itself

Olfactive family
Floral
Volatility band
Heart
Impact
6 of 10
Origin
Synthetic
IFRA, Category 4
4.7% of the finished product

Where Geraniol comes from on a shelf

117 of the 174 carriers in this catalog are naturals and 57 are synthetic. The heaviest carrier that is not the molecule itself is Palmarosa Essential Oil, at about 80%.

Which materials carry Geraniol

MaterialEstimated content
Geraniol the material itself 100%
Palmarosa Essential Oil 80%
Citronella Essential Oil 21%
Rose Otto (Rosa damascena) 20%
Rose Otto Turkey (Rosa damascena, Isparta) 20%
Geranium Essential Oil Morocco 18%
Geranium Absolute (Pelargonium graveolens) 18%
White Rose Otto (Rosa alba) 18%
Rose Otto Taif (Rosa damascena trigintipetala, Saudi) 17%
Geranium Essential Oil Bourbon 16%
Geranium Essential Oil Egypt 16%
Rose Otto (F-TEC) 16%
Rose Otto Iran (Rosa damascena, Kashan) 15%
Rose Givco 217 15%
Ylang Givco 225 NDA 15%
R-Rose (F-TEC) 14%
Rose CO2 Extract (Rosa damascena, select) 14%
Rose Wardia 14%
Geranium (F-TEC) 12%
Rose de Mai (F-TEC) 12%
Tea Rose (F-TEC) 12%
Rose Absolute India (Rosa damascena, Kannauj) 10%
Rose Aldehyde (F-TEC) 10%
Rose Petal (F-TEC) 10%
Turkish Rose Blossoms 10%
Geranium Oil China 8.0%
Male Floral (F-TEC) 8.0%
Rosa rugosa Absolute (China) 8.0%
Rose Absolute Morocco (Rosa centifolia) 8.0%
Rose Absolute Turkey (Rosa damascena) 8.0%
Rose de Mai Absolute (Rosa centifolia) 7.0%
Geranium Heart, Natural 7.0%
Naturelle (F-TEC) 6.0%
Rosa alba Absolute (White Rose) 6.0%
Rose Absolute (Rosa damascena) 6.0%
Rose Concrete (Rosa damascena) 6.0%
Broom (F-TEC) 5.1%
Flower Bouquet (F-TEC) 5.0%
Gulab Attar (rose in sandalwood) 5.0%
Mousse de Saxe 5.0%
Orchidia Blender (F-TEC) 5.0%
Rose de Mai Concrete (Rosa centifolia) 5.0%
Algenone 4.0%
Fixetal 4.0%
Fleurissimo (F-TEC) 4.0%
Lemongrass Essential Oil 4.0%
Liatrix absolute 4.0%
M-Muguet (F-TEC) 4.0%
Algix Pure 3.0%
Eau de Brouts Absolute 3.0%
Frangipani (F-TEC) 3.0%
Frangipani Absolute 3.0%
Gingergrass Essential Oil 3.0%
Lilial Substitute IFRA 3.0%
Linden Blossom Absolute 3.0%
Neroli Essential Oil 3.0%
Petitgrain Bigarade Essential Oil 3.0%
Petitgrain Essential Oil 3.0%
True Lily (F-TEC) 3.0%
Neroli Oil Egypt 2.5%
Cananga Essential Oil 2.0%
Cassie Absolute 2.0%
Fougere Vert (F-TEC) 2.0%
Freesia (F-TEC) 2.0%
Ginger (F-TEC) 2.0%
Green Tea Absolute 2.0%
Melissa Essential Oil 2.0%
Neroli (F-TEC) 2.0%
Orange Blossom Absolute 2.0%
Orange Flower (F-TEC) 2.0%
Orange Flower Water Absolute 2.0%
Petitgrain Citronnier Essential Oil 2.0%
Petitgrain sur Fleurs de Bigaradier 2.0%
Verbena Essential Oil 2.0%
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil 2.0%
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil Extra 2.0%
Bois de Rose (F-TEC) 1.5%
Coriander Seed Essential Oil 1.5%
Honeybush CO2 Extract 1.5%
Mate absolute 1.5%
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil First 1.5%
Black Opoponax 199699A 1.4%
Bergamot Oil Terpeneless 1.0%
Catnip Essential Oil 1.0%
Cedarwood (F-TEC) 1.0%
Fenugreek Absolute 1.0%
Green Tea (F-TEC) 1.0%
Lavender Essential Oil 1.0%
Lemon Oil Terpeneless 1.0%
Lemon Tea Tree Essential Oil 1.0%
Orange Flower Concrete 1.0%
Osmanthus Absolute 1.0%
Petitgrain Bergamot Essential Oil 1.0%
Rosewood Essential Oil 1.0%
Sichuan Pepper Essential Oil 1.0%
Tiare Absolute (Gardenia taitensis) 1.0%
Timut Pepper Essential Oil 1.0%
Tuberose Absolute 1.0%
Ylang Ylang Absolute 1.0%
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil III 1.0%
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil Second 1.0%
Ylang Ylang Complete Essential Oil 1.0%
Fragonia Essential Oil 0.85%
Lavandin Super Essential Oil 0.80%
Apple Green 0.78%
Krishna Musk Givco 0.77%
Floranol 959281 0.60%
Peach (Natural) w/o Acetaldehyde 0.55%
Boronia Absolute 0.50%
Clary sage Essential Oil 0.50%
Ginger Essential Oil 0.50%
Hops CO2 Extract 0.50%
Jasmine Grandiflorum Absolute 0.50%
Jasmine Grandiflorum Absolute India 0.50%
Jasmine Sambac Absolute 0.50%
Jasmine Sambac Absolute China 0.50%
Lavandin Essential Oil Grosso 0.50%
Lavender Absolute 0.50%
Lime Essential Oil Expressed 0.50%
Litsea Cubeba Essential Oil 0.50%
Orange Oil Terpeneless 0.50%
Sinensal Essential Oil 0.50%
Tuberose Concrete 0.50%
Clary Sage Absolute 0.40%
Ginger CO2 Extract 0.40%
Pineapple Essence (Natural) 0.33%
Bergamot Essential Oil 0.30%
Bergamot FCF Essential Oil 0.30%
Bergamot Essential Oil FCR 0.30%
Boronia Concrete 0.30%
Cardamom CO2 Extract 0.30%
Cardamom Essential Oil 0.30%
Ho Wood Essential Oil 0.30%
Jasmine Auriculatum Absolute 0.30%
Jasmine Sambac Concrete 0.30%
Rose low ME absolute 0.30%
Calamus Essential Oil 0.24%
Labdanum absolute 0.20%
Lemon (F-TEC) 0.20%
Lime Essential Oil 0.20%
Lime Essential Oil Distilled 0.20%
Lime FCF Essential Oil 0.20%
Bitter Orange Essential Oil 0.10%
Bitter Orange FCF Essential Oil 0.10%
Kumquat Essential Oil 0.10%
Lemon Essential Oil 0.10%
Lemon FCF Essential Oil 0.10%
Olibanum CNC 0.07%
Orange Flower Tunisia CO2 Extract 0.05%
Blackwood Base 199939 RF17 0.05%
Grapefruit Essential Oil 0.05%
Grapefruit FCF Essential Oil 0.05%
Grapefruit Pink Essential Oil 0.05%
Grapefruit White Essential Oil 0.05%
Lemon Essential Oil Distilled 0.05%
Orange Essential Oil 0.05%
Sweet Orange Essential Oil 0.05%
Irival Oliffac 0612 0.04%
Pineapple Natpop 0.02%
Honey Provence (Firmenich) 0.01%
Whisky CO2 0.01%
OLIBANUM SFE CERT 0.01%
Tangeris Givco 212 0.01%
Hyacinth Storm 0.01%
Rose Oxide Laevo 0.01%
Black Tea - Natural (Colorless) 0.01%
Oud Oliffac 0.01%
Mango Natural 0.00%
Honey Supreme 0.00%
Tomato (Natural) 0.00%
Caress Musk 0.00%
Raspberry Essence (Natural) 0.00%
Cocoa Colorless DM 0.00%
Coconut Delight 0.00%

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