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How much Amyl cinnamal can you put in a perfume?
IFRA standard: alpha-Amyl cinnamic aldehyde · Category 4, 51st Amendment
7%
of the finished perfume, at most
Under the IFRA Standards (51st Amendment, Category 4: fine fragrance on skin), Amyl cinnamal may make up at most 7% of the finished perfume. In an eau de parfum at 18%, that is at most 38.8% of your concentrate: 38.8% of every 100 g.
Amyl cinnamal 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 Amyl cinnamal its concentrate can hold. If nothing else in the formula carries it:
| Perfume strength | Most Amyl cinnamal in the concentrate |
|---|---|
| Cologne, 5% | no limit at this strength |
| Eau de toilette, 10% | 70% |
| 15% | 46.6% |
| Eau de parfum, 18% | 38.8% |
| 20% | 35% |
| Extrait, 25% | 28% |
Which materials contain Amyl cinnamal?
Sold as Amyl cinnamal itself, counted in full:
It also arrives inside other materials. The limit is on the total, so the calculator adds every source together. The largest carriers in PerfuMate's catalog, by their typical composition:
| Material | Typical content | Alone at 18%, at most |
|---|---|---|
| Fruity Jasmine (F-TEC) | 5% | no limit on its own |
| Tuberose floraline 75™ (Robertet) | 3% | no limit on its own |
| Wild Strawberry™ (Fraterworks) | 1.6% | no limit on its own |
| Mandarinal™ (dsm-firmenich) | 0.3% | no limit on its own |
| Tangeris Givco 212™ (Givaudan) | 0.007% | no limit on its own |
Shares are the catalog's typical values. A real batch varies with origin and season, and your supplier's analysis (GC-MS or certificate of analysis) is the real figure.
A worked example
A 100 g concentrate, bottled as an eau de parfum at 18%:
| Material | Weighed |
|---|---|
| Amyl Cinnamic Aldehyde | 58 g |
| Ethylene Brassylate no IFRA limit | 42 g |
Amyl Cinnamic Aldehyde brings 10.4% Amyl cinnamal to the finished perfume, against a limit of 7%: 1.49 times the limit. To bring it inside on its own, the calculator cuts Amyl Cinnamic Aldehyde from 58 g to 26.727 g. Or keep the formula and bottle it weaker: the highest strength inside every limit is 12.06%.
Or paste these lines into the calculator:
Amyl Cinnamic Aldehyde 58 g Ethylene Brassylate 42 g
Questions
Is Amyl cinnamal banned in perfume?
No. IFRA restricts it: at most 7% of a fine fragrance (Category 4).
How much Amyl cinnamal can I use in an eau de parfum?
At 18%, at most 38.8% of the concentrate, if nothing else in the formula carries Amyl cinnamal. 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.