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How much Perilla aldehyde can you put in a perfume?
IFRA standard: Perilla aldehyde · Category 4, 51st Amendment
0.3%
of the finished perfume, at most
Under the IFRA Standards (51st Amendment, Category 4: fine fragrance on skin), Perilla aldehyde may make up at most 0.3% of the finished perfume. In an eau de parfum at 18%, that is at most 1.66% of your concentrate: 1.66% 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 Perilla aldehyde its concentrate can hold. If nothing else in the formula carries it:
| Perfume strength | Most Perilla aldehyde in the concentrate |
|---|---|
| Cologne, 5% | 6% |
| Eau de toilette, 10% | 3% |
| 15% | 2% |
| Eau de parfum, 18% | 1.66% |
| 20% | 1.5% |
| Extrait, 25% | 1.2% |
Which materials contain Perilla aldehyde?
Sold as Perilla aldehyde 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gingergrass Essential Oilnatural | 3% | 55.5% of the concentrate |
| Sinensal Essential Oilnatural | 0.7% | no limit on its own |
| Pamzest | 0.5% | no limit on its own |
| Pineapple Essence (Natural)™ (Robertet) | 0.0088% | no limit on its own |
| Tomato (Natural)™ (Robertet) | 0.0002% | 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 |
|---|---|
| Perillaldehyde | 0.83 g |
| Gingergrass Essential Oil | 33 g |
| Ethylene Brassylate no IFRA limit | 66.17 g |
Perillaldehyde alone brings 0.149% Perilla aldehyde to the finished perfume, and Gingergrass Essential Oil adds 0.178%. Each looks modest, but the perfume holds 0.328% against a limit of 0.3%: 1.09 times the limit. To bring it inside on its own, the calculator cuts Perillaldehyde from 0.83 g to 0.729 g and Gingergrass Essential Oil from 33 g to 28.972 g. Or keep the formula and bottle it weaker: the highest strength inside every limit is 16.48%.
Or paste these lines into the calculator:
Perillaldehyde 0.83 g Gingergrass Essential Oil 33 g Ethylene Brassylate 66.17 g
Questions
Is Perilla aldehyde banned in perfume?
No. IFRA restricts it: at most 0.3% of a fine fragrance (Category 4).
How much Perilla aldehyde can I use in an eau de parfum?
At 18%, at most 1.66% of the concentrate, if nothing else in the formula carries Perilla aldehyde. Every other source counts toward the same total.
Does Perilla aldehyde from essential oils count?
Yes. The limit is on the total in the finished perfume, whatever brings it: Gingergrass 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.