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How much Celeriax can you put in a perfume?
IFRA standard: 3-Propylidenephthalide · Category 4, 51st Amendment
0.4%
of the finished perfume, at most
Under the IFRA Standards (51st Amendment, Category 4: fine fragrance on skin), Celeriax may make up at most 0.4% of the finished perfume. In an eau de parfum at 18%, that is at most 2.22% of your concentrate: 2.22% of every 100 g.
What the limit means at your strength
The limit is on the finished perfume, so the stronger the perfume, the less Celeriax its concentrate can hold. If nothing else in the formula carries it:
| Perfume strength | Most Celeriax in the concentrate |
|---|---|
| Cologne, 5% | 8% |
| Eau de toilette, 10% | 4% |
| 15% | 2.66% |
| Eau de parfum, 18% | 2.22% |
| 20% | 2% |
| Extrait, 25% | 1.6% |
Which materials contain Celeriax?
Sold as Celeriax 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lovage root Essential Oilnatural | 3% | 74% of the concentrate |
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 |
|---|---|
| Celeriax | 1.1 g |
| Lovage root Essential Oil | 44 g |
| Ethylene Brassylate no IFRA limit | 54.9 g |
Celeriax alone brings 0.198% Celeriax to the finished perfume, and Lovage root Essential Oil adds 0.238%. Each looks modest, but the perfume holds 0.436% against a limit of 0.4%: 1.09 times the limit. To bring it inside on its own, the calculator cuts Celeriax from 1.1 g to 0.947 g and Lovage root Essential Oil from 44 g to 37.862 g. Or keep the formula and bottle it weaker: the highest strength inside every limit is 16.52%.
Or paste these lines into the calculator:
Celeriax 1.1 g Lovage root Essential Oil 44 g Ethylene Brassylate 54.9 g
Questions
Is Celeriax banned in perfume?
No. IFRA restricts it: at most 0.4% of a fine fragrance (Category 4).
How much Celeriax can I use in an eau de parfum?
At 18%, at most 2.22% of the concentrate, if nothing else in the formula carries Celeriax. Every other source counts toward the same total.
Does Celeriax from essential oils count?
Yes. The limit is on the total in the finished perfume, whatever brings it: Lovage root Essential Oil typically carries 3%. 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.