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How much Cyclopentadecanolide can you put in a perfume?
IFRA standard: Cyclopentadecanolide · Category 4, 51st Amendment
2.4%
of the finished perfume, at most
Under the IFRA Standards (51st Amendment, Category 4: fine fragrance on skin), Cyclopentadecanolide may make up at most 2.4% of the finished perfume. In an eau de parfum at 18%, that is at most 13.3% of your concentrate: 13.3% 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 Cyclopentadecanolide its concentrate can hold. If nothing else in the formula carries it:
| Perfume strength | Most Cyclopentadecanolide in the concentrate |
|---|---|
| Cologne, 5% | 48% |
| Eau de toilette, 10% | 24% |
| 15% | 16% |
| Eau de parfum, 18% | 13.3% |
| 20% | 12% |
| Extrait, 25% | 9.6% |
Which materials contain Cyclopentadecanolide?
Sold as Cyclopentadecanolide 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Silvanone Supra™ (Givaudan) | 60% | 22.2% of the concentrate |
| Macrocyclic (F-TEC) | 18% | 74% of the concentrate |
| Tonquitone™ (IFF) | 15% | 88.8% of the concentrate |
| Animalissimo (F-TEC) | 9.51% | no limit on its own |
| Angelica root Essential Oilnatural | 1% | no limit on its own |
| Caress Musk™ (Fraterworks) | 1% | no limit on its own |
| Hyacinth Storm™ (Fraterworks) | 0.0035% | no limit on its own |
| Lotus Storm® (Fraterworks) | 0.0004% | 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 |
|---|---|
| Exaltolide | 20 g |
| Ethylene Brassylate no IFRA limit | 80 g |
Exaltolide brings 3.6% Cyclopentadecanolide to the finished perfume, against a limit of 2.4%: 1.5 times the limit. To bring it inside on its own, the calculator cuts Exaltolide from 20 g to 12.308 g. Or keep the formula and bottle it weaker: the highest strength inside every limit is 12%.
Or paste these lines into the calculator:
Exaltolide 20 g Ethylene Brassylate 80 g
Questions
Is Cyclopentadecanolide banned in perfume?
No. IFRA restricts it: at most 2.4% of a fine fragrance (Category 4).
How much Cyclopentadecanolide can I use in an eau de parfum?
At 18%, at most 13.3% of the concentrate, if nothing else in the formula carries Cyclopentadecanolide. Every other source counts toward the same total.
Does Cyclopentadecanolide from essential oils count?
Yes. The limit is on the total in the finished perfume, whatever brings it: Angelica root Essential Oil typically carries 1%. 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.