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How much Benzyl salicylate can you put in a perfume?
IFRA standard: Benzyl salicylate · Category 4, 51st Amendment
7.3%
of the finished perfume, at most
Under the IFRA Standards (51st Amendment, Category 4: fine fragrance on skin), Benzyl salicylate may make up at most 7.3% of the finished perfume. In an eau de parfum at 18%, that is at most 40.5% of your concentrate: 40.5% of every 100 g.
Benzyl salicylate 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 Benzyl salicylate its concentrate can hold. If nothing else in the formula carries it:
| Perfume strength | Most Benzyl salicylate in the concentrate |
|---|---|
| Cologne, 5% | no limit at this strength |
| Eau de toilette, 10% | 73% |
| 15% | 48.6% |
| Eau de parfum, 18% | 40.5% |
| 20% | 36.5% |
| Extrait, 25% | 29.2% |
Which materials contain Benzyl salicylate?
Sold as Benzyl salicylate 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tuberose floraline 75™ (Robertet) | 45% | 90.1% of the concentrate |
| Frangipani Absolutenatural | 30% | no limit on its own |
| Akigala Extreme™ (Fraterworks) | 22% | no limit on its own |
| Frangipani (F-TEC) | 20% | no limit on its own |
| O-Orchid (F-TEC) | 20% | no limit on its own |
| Tuberalia Base | 20% | no limit on its own |
| Carnation (F-TEC) | 15% | no limit on its own |
| Tuberose (F-TEC) | 15% | no limit on its own |
58 materials in the catalog carry Benzyl salicylate; the calculator counts every one of them.
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 |
|---|---|
| Benzyl Salicylate | 30 g |
| Ethylene Brassylate no IFRA limit | 70 g |
Benzyl Salicylate brings 5.4% Benzyl salicylate to the finished perfume, 74% of the limit: inside it.
Or paste these lines into the calculator:
Benzyl Salicylate 30 g Ethylene Brassylate 70 g
Questions
Is Benzyl salicylate banned in perfume?
No. IFRA restricts it: at most 7.3% of a fine fragrance (Category 4).
How much Benzyl salicylate can I use in an eau de parfum?
At 18%, at most 40.5% of the concentrate, if nothing else in the formula carries Benzyl salicylate. Every other source counts toward the same total.
Does Benzyl salicylate from essential oils count?
Yes. The limit is on the total in the finished perfume, whatever brings it: Frangipani Absolute typically carries 30%. The calculator adds every source.
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.