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How much Jasmine grandiflorum absolute can you put in a perfume?

IFRA standard: Jasmine absolute (grandiflorum) · Category 4, 51st Amendment

0.6%

of the finished perfume, at most

Under the IFRA Standards (51st Amendment, Category 4: fine fragrance on skin), Jasmine grandiflorum absolute may make up at most 0.6% of the finished perfume. In an eau de parfum at 18%, that is at most 3.33% of your concentrate: 3.33% of every 100 g.

Jasmine grandiflorum absolute 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.

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What the limit means at your strength

The limit is on the finished perfume, so the stronger the perfume, the less Jasmine grandiflorum absolute its concentrate can hold. If nothing else in the formula carries it:

Perfume strength	Most Jasmine grandiflorum absolute in the concentrate
Cologne, 5%	12%
Eau de toilette, 10%	6%
15%	4%
Eau de parfum, 18%	3.33%
20%	3%
Extrait, 25%	2.4%

Which materials contain Jasmine grandiflorum absolute?

Sold as Jasmine grandiflorum absolute itself, counted in full:

A worked example

A 100 g concentrate, bottled as an eau de parfum at 18%:

Material	Weighed
Jasmine Egypt SFE	5 g
Ethylene Brassylate no IFRA limit	95 g

Jasmine Egypt SFE brings 0.9% Jasmine grandiflorum absolute to the finished perfume, against a limit of 0.6%: 1.5 times the limit. To bring it inside on its own, the calculator cuts Jasmine Egypt SFE from 5 g to 3.276 g. Or keep the formula and bottle it weaker: the highest strength inside every limit is 12%.

Open this example in the IFRA calculator

Or paste these lines into the calculator:

Jasmine Egypt SFE  5 g
Ethylene Brassylate  95 g

Questions

Is Jasmine grandiflorum absolute banned in perfume?

No. IFRA restricts it: at most 0.6% of a fine fragrance (Category 4).

How much Jasmine grandiflorum absolute can I use in an eau de parfum?

At 18%, at most 3.33% of the concentrate, if nothing else in the formula carries Jasmine grandiflorum absolute. 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.