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How much Triplal can you put in a perfume?
IFRA standard: Dimethylcyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde (mixed isomers) · Category 4, 51st Amendment
2.5%
of the finished perfume, at most
Under the IFRA Standards (51st Amendment, Category 4: fine fragrance on skin), Triplal may make up at most 2.5% of the finished perfume. In an eau de parfum at 18%, that is at most 13.8% of your concentrate: 13.8% 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 Triplal its concentrate can hold. If nothing else in the formula carries it:
| Perfume strength | Most Triplal in the concentrate |
|---|---|
| Cologne, 5% | 50% |
| Eau de toilette, 10% | 25% |
| 15% | 16.6% |
| Eau de parfum, 18% | 13.8% |
| 20% | 12.5% |
| Extrait, 25% | 10% |
What the standard says
The limit covers the listed isomers and forms together, not each one on its own.
Which materials contain Triplal?
Sold as Triplal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Galbex 183 | 5% | no limit on its own |
| G-Green (F-TEC) | 4% | no limit on its own |
| Fresh Blackcurrant Leaf | 2% | no limit on its own |
| Green Aldehyde (F-TEC) | 2% | no limit on its own |
| Tangeris Givco 212™ (Givaudan) | 2% | no limit on its own |
| Pamzest | 0.5% | no limit on its own |
| Apple (F-TEC) | 0.198% | no limit on its own |
| Apple Supreme™ (Fraterworks) | 0.05% | no limit on its own |
9 materials in the catalog carry Triplal; the calculator counts every one of them.
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 |
|---|---|
| Triplal | 21 g |
| Ethylene Brassylate no IFRA limit | 79 g |
Triplal brings 3.78% Triplal to the finished perfume, against a limit of 2.5%: 1.51 times the limit. To bring it inside on its own, the calculator cuts Triplal 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:
Triplal 21 g Ethylene Brassylate 79 g
Questions
Is Triplal banned in perfume?
No. IFRA restricts it: at most 2.5% of a fine fragrance (Category 4).
How much Triplal can I use in an eau de parfum?
At 18%, at most 13.8% of the concentrate, if nothing else in the formula carries Triplal. 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.