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How much Mandarin oil can you put in a perfume?
2.5%
of the finished perfume, at most
By its typical composition, Mandarin Oil Terpeneless can make up at most 2.5% of a finished perfume: its Dimethyl anthranilate content meets that IFRA limit first. At 18% that is at most 13.8% of your concentrate.
Grades differ, and the table below has each one.
Grade by grade
Each grade in PerfuMate's catalog, read through its typical composition by the calculator's engine:
| Material | Held by | At most, of the perfume | At 18%, of the concentrate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mandarin Essential Oil | Dimethyl anthranilate 0.4% | 25% | no limit at this strength |
| Mandarin Essential Oil Red | Dimethyl anthranilate 0.6% | 16.6% | 92.5% |
| Mandarin Oil Terpeneless | Dimethyl anthranilate 4% | 2.5% | 13.8% |
| Yellow Mandarin Essential Oil | Dimethyl anthranilate 0.4% | 25% | no limit at this strength |
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 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin Oil Terpeneless | 21 g |
| Ethylene Brassylate no IFRA limit | 79 g |
Mandarin Oil Terpeneless brings 0.151% Dimethyl anthranilate to the finished perfume, against a limit of 0.1%: 1.51 times the limit. To bring it inside on its own, the calculator cuts Mandarin Oil Terpeneless from 21 g to 12.742 g. Or keep the formula and bottle it weaker: the highest strength inside every limit is 11.9%.
Or paste these lines into the calculator:
Mandarin Oil Terpeneless 21 g Ethylene Brassylate 79 g
Questions
Why is Mandarin oil limited if it is natural?
Because IFRA limits molecules, and a natural is a mixture of them. Mandarin Oil Terpeneless typically carries 4% Dimethyl anthranilate, which has its own Category 4 limit of 0.1%.
How much Mandarin oil can I use in an eau de parfum?
At 18%, Mandarin Oil Terpeneless may be at most 13.8% of the concentrate, if nothing else in the formula carries Dimethyl anthranilate. Every other source of Dimethyl anthranilate 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.