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How much Hexyl salicylate can you put in a perfume?
IFRA standard: Hexyl salicylate · Category 4, 51st Amendment
6.5%
of the finished perfume, at most
Under the IFRA Standards (51st Amendment, Category 4: fine fragrance on skin), Hexyl salicylate may make up at most 6.5% of the finished perfume. In an eau de parfum at 18%, that is at most 36.1% of your concentrate: 36.1% 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 Hexyl salicylate its concentrate can hold. If nothing else in the formula carries it:
| Perfume strength | Most Hexyl salicylate in the concentrate |
|---|---|
| Cologne, 5% | no limit at this strength |
| Eau de toilette, 10% | 65% |
| 15% | 43.3% |
| Eau de parfum, 18% | 36.1% |
| 20% | 32.5% |
| Extrait, 25% | 26% |
Which materials contain Hexyl salicylate?
Sold as Hexyl 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sampaquita Givco 138™ (Givaudan) | 15% | no limit on its own |
| Broom (F-TEC) | 9.9% | no limit on its own |
| Tangeris Givco 212™ (Givaudan) | 2% | 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 |
|---|---|
| Hexyl Salicylate | 54 g |
| Ethylene Brassylate no IFRA limit | 46 g |
Hexyl Salicylate brings 9.72% Hexyl salicylate to the finished perfume, against a limit of 6.5%: 1.5 times the limit. To bring it inside on its own, the calculator cuts Hexyl Salicylate from 54 g to 26 g. Or keep the formula and bottle it weaker: the highest strength inside every limit is 12.03%.
Or paste these lines into the calculator:
Hexyl Salicylate 54 g Ethylene Brassylate 46 g
Questions
Is Hexyl salicylate banned in perfume?
No. IFRA restricts it: at most 6.5% of a fine fragrance (Category 4).
How much Hexyl salicylate can I use in an eau de parfum?
At 18%, at most 36.1% of the concentrate, if nothing else in the formula carries Hexyl salicylate. 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.