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How much Sclareol can you put in a perfume?
IFRA standard: Sclareol · Category 4, 51st Amendment
no percentage limit
IFRA sets no percentage limit for Sclareol in fine fragrance. Its standard is a quality specification instead: it must be at least 98% pure.
Sclareol 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.
Which materials contain Sclareol?
Sold as Sclareol 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 |
|---|---|
| Clary Sage Absolutenatural | 25% |
| Clary sage Essential Oilnatural | 0.5% |
| Beeswax Absolutenatural | 0.161% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Sclareol | 20 g |
| Ethylene Brassylate no IFRA limit | 80 g |
Sclareol at 20 g in 100 g is 3.6% of the finished perfume. The calculator lists it as a Quality specification: it never fails a formula on the amount; what matters is the quality of the stock.
Or paste these lines into the calculator:
Sclareol 20 g Ethylene Brassylate 80 g
Questions
Is Sclareol banned in perfume?
No. IFRA sets no percentage limit for it; its standard is a quality specification.
Does Sclareol from essential oils count?
Yes. The limit is on the total in the finished perfume, whatever brings it: Clary Sage Absolute typically carries 25%. 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.