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How much Rose oil and rose absolute can you put in a perfume?

0.55%

of the finished perfume, at most

By its typical composition, Rose Otto (Rosa damascena) can make up at most 0.55% of a finished perfume: its Methyl eugenol content meets that IFRA limit first. At 18% that is at most 3.05% of your concentrate.

Grades differ, and the table below has each one.

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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
Rosa alba Absolute (White Rose)	Methyl eugenol 0.3%	3.66%	20.3%
Rosa rugosa Absolute (China)	Methyl eugenol 1.2%	0.916%	5.09%
Rose Absolute (Rosa damascena)	Methyl eugenol 0.6%	1.83%	10.1%
Rose Absolute India (Rosa damascena, Kannauj)	Methyl eugenol 1%	1.1%	6.11%
Rose Absolute Morocco (Rosa centifolia)	Methyl eugenol 0.5%	2.2%	12.2%
Rose Absolute Turkey (Rosa damascena)	Methyl eugenol 0.8%	1.37%	7.63%
Rose CO2 Extract (Rosa damascena, select)	Methyl eugenol 1.2%	0.916%	5.09%
Rose Concrete (Rosa damascena)	Methyl eugenol 0.5%	2.2%	12.2%
Rose de Mai (F-TEC)	Rose ketones 0.3%	14.3%	79.6%
Rose de Mai Absolute (Rosa centifolia)	Methyl eugenol 0.4%	2.75%	15.2%
Rose de Mai Concrete (Rosa centifolia)	Methyl eugenol 0.3%	3.66%	20.3%
Rose Otto (F-TEC)	Geraniol 16%	29.3%	no limit at this strength
Rose Otto (Rosa damascena)	Methyl eugenol 2%	0.55%	3.05%
Rose Otto Iran (Rosa damascena, Kashan)	Methyl eugenol 2%	0.55%	3.05%
Rose Otto Taif (Rosa damascena trigintipetala, Saudi)	Methyl eugenol 2%	0.55%	3.05%
Rose Otto Turkey (Rosa damascena, Isparta)	Methyl eugenol 1.5%	0.733%	4.07%
White Rose Otto (Rosa alba)	Methyl eugenol 1.5%	0.733%	4.07%

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
Rose Otto (Rosa damascena)	4.6 g
Ethylene Brassylate no IFRA limit	95.4 g

Rose Otto (Rosa damascena) brings 0.0166% Methyl eugenol to the finished perfume, against a limit of 0.011%: 1.51 times the limit. To bring it inside on its own, the calculator cuts Rose Otto (Rosa damascena) from 4.6 g to 2.999 g. Or keep the formula and bottle it weaker: the highest strength inside every limit is 11.95%.

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Rose Otto (Rosa damascena)  4.6 g
Ethylene Brassylate  95.4 g

Questions

Why is Rose oil and rose absolute limited if it is natural?

Because IFRA limits molecules, and a natural is a mixture of them. Rose Otto (Rosa damascena) typically carries 2% Methyl eugenol, which has its own Category 4 limit of 0.011%.

How much Rose oil and rose absolute can I use in an eau de parfum?

At 18%, Rose Otto (Rosa damascena) may be at most 3.05% of the concentrate, if nothing else in the formula carries Methyl eugenol. Every other source of Methyl eugenol 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.