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How much alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol can you put in a perfume?
IFRA standard: alpha-Amyl cinnamic alcohol · Category 4, 51st Amendment
1.5%
of the finished perfume, at most
Under the IFRA Standards (51st Amendment, Category 4: fine fragrance on skin), alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol may make up at most 1.5% of the finished perfume. In an eau de parfum at 18%, that is at most 8.33% of your concentrate: 8.33% of every 100 g.
alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol is also one of the EU's declarable fragrance allergens: above 0.001% of a leave-on product it must be named on the label.
What the limit means at your strength
The limit is on the finished perfume, so the stronger the perfume, the less alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol its concentrate can hold. If nothing else in the formula carries it:
| Perfume strength | Most alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol in the concentrate |
|---|---|
| Cologne, 5% | 30% |
| Eau de toilette, 10% | 15% |
| 15% | 10% |
| Eau de parfum, 18% | 8.33% |
| 20% | 7.5% |
| Extrait, 25% | 6% |
Which materials contain alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol?
Sold as alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol itself, counted in full:
A worked example
A 100 g concentrate, bottled as an eau de parfum at 18%:
| Material | Weighed |
|---|---|
| alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol | 12 g |
| Ethylene Brassylate no IFRA limit | 88 g |
alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol brings 2.16% alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol to the finished perfume, against a limit of 1.5%: 1.44 times the limit. To bring it inside on its own, the calculator cuts alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol from 12 g to 8 g. Or keep the formula and bottle it weaker: the highest strength inside every limit is 12.5%.
Or paste these lines into the calculator:
alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol 12 g Ethylene Brassylate 88 g
Questions
Is alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol banned in perfume?
No. IFRA restricts it: at most 1.5% of a fine fragrance (Category 4).
How much alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol can I use in an eau de parfum?
At 18%, at most 8.33% of the concentrate, if nothing else in the formula carries alpha-Amylcinnamyl Alcohol. Every other source counts toward the same total.
Does this limit apply to candles or soap?
No. This is Category 4, fine fragrance on skin. Other products sit in other IFRA categories with other limits, which these pages and the calculator do not cover.