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Fragrance allergens › Limonene

Limonene

Limonene (CAS 5989-27-5) 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: 272 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 Limonene smells like

Simple, fresh orange-peel terpene note, light and diffusive but very fleeting. Used as an inexpensive citrus filler and solvent-like lifter in top notes; prone to oxidation, hence IFRA-flagged.

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

Limonene itself

Olfactive family
Citrus
Volatility band
Top
Impact
3 of 10
Origin
Synthetic
IFRA, Category 4
Restricted, but not by a percentage cap
GHS
H410 · Warning

Restricted by peroxide value, not by a % cap: keep peroxides under 20 mmol/L (use antioxidants, fresh stock).

Where Limonene comes from on a shelf

200 of the 274 carriers in this catalog are naturals and 74 are synthetic. The heaviest carrier that is not the molecule itself is Orange Essential Oil, at about 95%.

Which materials carry Limonene

MaterialEstimated content
d-Limonene the material itself 100%
l-Limonene the material itself 100%
Orange Essential Oil 95%
Orange Terpenes 95%
Sweet Orange Essential Oil 95%
Blood Orange Essential Oil 94%
Clementine Essential Oil 94%
Grapefruit Essential Oil 93%
Grapefruit FCF Essential Oil 93%
Grapefruit Pink Essential Oil 93%
Grapefruit White Essential Oil 93%
Bitter Orange Essential Oil 92%
Bitter Orange FCF Essential Oil 92%
Lemon Terpenes 92%
Calamansi Essential Oil 90%
Kumquat Essential Oil 90%
Pomelo Essential Oil 90%
Orange (F-TEC) 85%
Chinotto Essential Oil 80%
Erigeron Essential Oil 79%
Mandarin (F-TEC) 75%
Sweet Lime Essential Oil (Mosambi) 75%
Green Mandarin Essential Oil 74%
Yellow Mandarin Essential Oil 74%
Mandarin Essential Oil Red 72%
Celery seed Essential Oil 70%
Kabosu Essential Oil 70%
Lemon Essential Oil Distilled 70%
Yuzu Essential Oil 70%
Sudachi Essential Oil 69%
Lemon Essential Oil 66%
Lemon FCF Essential Oil 66%
Palo santo Essential Oil 62%
Timut Pepper Essential Oil 60%
Cedrat Essential Oil 55%
Lemon (F-TEC) 55%
Elemi Essential Oil 50%
Lime Essential Oil 50%
Lime Essential Oil Distilled 50%
Lime FCF Essential Oil 50%
Lime Zest (F-TEC) 50%
Lime Essential Oil Expressed 48%
C-Citrus (F-TEC) 45%
Voatsiperifery Pepper Essential Oil 42%
Caraway Seed Essential Oil 40%
Grapefruit (F-TEC) 40%
Bergamot Essential Oil 38%
Bergamot FCF Essential Oil 38%
Bergamot Essential Oil FCR 38%
Pamzest 38%
Petitgrain Citronnier Essential Oil 36%
Dill Seed Essential Oil 35%
Dill weed Essential Oil 35%
Sichuan Pepper CO2 Extract 35%
Elemi SFE 32%
Kaffir Lime Essential Oil 30%
Orange Oil Terpeneless 25%
Pink Pepper Essential Oil 25%
Sichuan Pepper Essential Oil 25%
Buchu Leaf Essential Oil 22%
Cologne (F-TEC) 20%
Jungle Pepper Essential Oil 20%
Lemon Oil Terpeneless 20%
Pine (F-TEC) 20%
Verbena Essential Oil 20%
Mandarinal 18%
Pineapple Natpop 16%
Black Pepper Essential Oil 16%
Neroli Oil Egypt 16%
Agrumen Aldehyde PW 15%
Bergamot (F-TEC) 15%
Gingergrass Essential Oil 15%
Male Woodsy (F-TEC) 15%
Mandarin Oil Terpeneless 15%
Nepal Pepper CO2 Extract 15%
Spearmint (F-TEC) 15%
Spearmint Essential Oil 15%
Pineapple Essence (Natural) 15%
Black Pepper (F-TEC) 14%
Neroli Essential Oil 14%
Tangeris Givco 212 14%
Angelica root Essential Oil 12%
Black Pepper CO2 Extract 12%
Boswellia serrata Essential Oil 12%
Frankincense Essential Oil 12%
Frankincense Essential Oil (Boswellia sacra) 12%
K-Konifer (F-TEC) 12%
Mastic (Lentisque) Essential Oil 12%
Olibanum Essential Oil 12%
Pine needle Essential Oil 12%
Pine oil 12%
Angelica Seed Essential Oil 11%
Chrome Citrus (F-TEC) 10%
F-Fruity (F-TEC) 10%
Fir balsam absolute 10%
Fir Essential Oil 10%
Frankincense (F-TEC) 10%
Hemp Flower CO2 Extract 10%
Lentisque Leaf Essential Oil 10%
Litsea Cubeba Essential Oil 10%
Mountain pine oil 10%
Neroli (F-TEC) 10%
Pine Needle (F-TEC) 10%
Camphor White Essential Oil 8.0%
Cascarilla bark Essential Oil 8.0%
Chrome (F-TEC) 8.0%
Cubeb Essential Oil 8.0%
Fir needle Essential Oil Silver 8.0%
Fresh Blender (F-TEC) 8.0%
Kapoor Kachri Essential Oil 8.0%
Mastic absolute 8.0%
Myrtle Essential Oil 8.0%
Petitgrain Mandarin Essential Oil 8.0%
Rhododendron Anthopogon Essential Oil 8.0%
Spruce Essential Oil 8.0%
Balsam Fir Essential Oil 7.9%
Apricot Essence (Natural) 7.5%
Fir needle Essential Oil Siberian 7.0%
Black spruce Essential Oil 6.0%
Blue Tansy Essential Oil 6.0%
Eucalyptus Essential Oil 6.0%
Galbanum Essential Oil 6.0%
Guava Leaf Essential Oil 6.0%
Orange Power Givco 229 5.5%
Blackcurrant (F-TEC) 5.3%
Bergamot Oil Terpeneless 5.0%
Curry Leaf Essential Oil 5.0%
Eucalyptus globulus Essential Oil 5.0%
Fougere Vert (F-TEC) 5.0%
Frankincense Essential Oil (Boswellia frereana) 5.0%
Immortelle absolute 5.0%
Juniper berry Essential Oil 5.0%
Juniper Essential Oil 5.0%
Juniper Wood Oil 5.0%
Niaouli Essential Oil 5.0%
Nutmeg (F-TEC) 5.0%
Sea Fennel Essential Oil 5.0%
Black Cardamom Essential Oil 4.0%
Cajeput Essential Oil 4.0%
Coriander Seed Essential Oil 4.0%
Cornmint Essential Oil 4.0%
Cypress Essential Oil 4.0%
Frankincense Frereana Essential Oil 4.0%
Frankincense Papyrifera Essential Oil 4.0%
Helichrysum Essential Oil 4.0%
Mace Essential Oil 4.0%
Nutmeg CO2 Extract 4.0%
Pine Needle Absolute 4.0%
Rosemary Essential Oil 4.0%
Spanish Sage Essential Oil 4.0%
Star anise Essential Oil 4.0%
Sugandha Kokila Essential Oil 4.0%
Tagetes Absolute 4.0%
Tarragon Essential Oil 4.0%
Rosemary Essential Oil Camphor Type 4.0%
Spicyrup 3.8%
Cannabis Flower Absolute 3.0%
Cardamom (F-TEC) 3.0%
Cardamom CO2 Extract 3.0%
Cardamom Essential Oil 3.0%
Citronella Essential Oil 3.0%
Fennel Essential Oil sweet 3.0%
Galbanum (F-TEC) 3.0%
Galbanum resinoid 3.0%
Green Pine (F-TEC) 3.0%
Helichrysum italicum Essential Oil 3.0%
Light and Airy (F-TEC) 3.0%
Long Pepper Essential Oil 3.0%
Marjoram Essential Oil sweet 3.0%
Nutmeg Essential Oil 3.0%
Opoponax Essential Oil 3.0%
Orange Blossom Absolute 3.0%
Oriental (F-TEC) 3.0%
Rosemary (F-TEC) 3.0%
Rosemary Essential Oil Verbenone Type 3.0%
Tagetes Essential Oil 3.0%
Tomato Leaf Natural 3.0%
Bois d'Encens, Natural 3.0%
Olibanol 3.0%
Eucalyptus Pure Jungle Essence 3.0%
Rosemary Essential Oil Cineole Type 2.8%
Ginger Essential Oil 2.5%
Fragonia Essential Oil 2.5%
Black Hemlock Absolute 2.0%
Blackcurrant Bud Absolute 2.0%
Cumin Seed Essential Oil 2.0%
Cypress Absolute 2.0%
Ginger (F-TEC) 2.0%
Ginger CO2 Extract 2.0%
Hyssop Essential Oil 2.0%
Laurel leaf Essential Oil 2.0%
Lemon Tea Tree Essential Oil 2.0%
Lemongrass Essential Oil 2.0%
Light Crisp Floral (F-TEC) 2.0%
Peppermint Essential Oil 2.0%
Petitgrain Bigarade Essential Oil 2.0%
Petitgrain Essential Oil 2.0%
Petitgrain sur Fleurs de Bigaradier 2.0%
Pimento Berry Essential Oil 2.0%
Pineapple (F-TEC) 2.0%
Plai Essential Oil 2.0%
Ravintsara Essential Oil 2.0%
Rosewood Essential Oil 2.0%
S-Spice (F-TEC) 2.0%
Tea tree Essential Oil 2.0%
Thyme Essential Oil 2.0%
Thyme Essential Oil red 2.0%
Turmeric Essential Oil 2.0%
Turpentine Oil 2.0%
Yarrow Essential Oil 2.0%
Calamus Essential Oil 1.9%
Black Pine Essential Oil 1.5%
Lesser Galangal Essential Oil 1.5%
Royal Leather 674276A 1.5%
Floranol 959281 1.5%
Krishna Musk Givco 1.4%
Aniseed Essential Oil 1.0%
Bois de Rose (F-TEC) 1.0%
Carrot Seed Essential Oil 1.0%
Combava Petitgrain Essential Oil 1.0%
Grains of Paradise CO2 Extract 1.0%
Green Aldehyde (F-TEC) 1.0%
Hinoki wood Essential Oil 1.0%
Kunzea Essential Oil 1.0%
Lavandin Super Essential Oil 1.0%
Lavandin Absolute 1.0%
Lavandin Essential Oil Grosso 1.0%
Lavender (F-TEC) 1.0%
Lavender Essential Oil 1.0%
Myrrh Essential Oil 1.0%
New Mown Hay (F-TEC) 1.0%
Oakmoss (F-TEC) 1.0%
Oregano Essential Oil 1.0%
Peppermint Absolute 1.0%
Petitgrain Bergamot Essential Oil 1.0%
Spike Lavender Essential Oil 1.0%
Sugi Wood Oil 1.0%
Valerian Root Essential Oil 1.0%
West Indian Bay Essential Oil 1.0%
Winter Savory Essential Oil 1.0%
Black Agarwood Artificial 0.95%
Wild Cherry 0.72%
Tuberose floraline 75 0.55%
Strawberry Essence (Natural) 0.55%
Tomato (Natural) 0.55%
Bois des Landes 0.55%
Peach (Natural) w/o Acetaldehyde 0.55%
Pear Essence (Natural) 0.55%
Ajowan Essential Oil 0.50%
Honeybush CO2 Extract 0.50%
Lavender Absolute 0.50%
Anise Seed Essential Oil 0.30%
Ho Wood Essential Oil 0.30%
Fumencens HTC 0.24%
Spikenard Essential Oil 0.20%
Arabian Oud (F-TEC) 0.11%
Orange Flower Tunisia CO2 Extract 0.03%
Lotus Storm 0.03%
Geranium Heart, Natural 0.03%
Broom (F-TEC) 0.02%
Coconut Delight 0.01%
Miraclewood 0.01%
Sandalwood Oliffac 0712 0.01%
Fixomusk 997971D 0.01%
Whisky CO2 0.01%
Peru Balsam Oliffac 0912 0.01%
Beeswax Absolute 0.00%
Seaweed absolute 0.00%
Civet floraline 54 0.00%
Suederal LT 0.00%
Myrrh Absolute 50% TEC 0.00%
Sandalwood Base X3 0.00%
Methyl Octine Carbonate Replacer 0912 0.00%
Honey Supreme 0.00%

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