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How much Ylang ylang can you put in a perfume?
IFRA standard: Ylang ylang extracts · Category 4, 51st Amendment
0.73%
of the finished perfume, at most
Under the IFRA Standards (51st Amendment, Category 4: fine fragrance on skin), Ylang ylang may make up at most 0.73% of the finished perfume. In an eau de parfum at 18%, that is at most 4.05% of your concentrate: 4.05% of every 100 g.
Ylang ylang 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.
What the limit means at your strength
The limit is on the finished perfume, so the stronger the perfume, the less Ylang ylang its concentrate can hold. If nothing else in the formula carries it:
| Perfume strength | Most Ylang ylang in the concentrate |
|---|---|
| Cologne, 5% | 14.6% |
| Eau de toilette, 10% | 7.3% |
| 15% | 4.86% |
| Eau de parfum, 18% | 4.05% |
| 20% | 3.65% |
| Extrait, 25% | 2.92% |
Which materials contain Ylang ylang?
Sold as Ylang ylang itself, counted in full:
- Cananga Essential Oil
- Ylang Ylang Absolute
- Ylang Ylang Essential Oil
- Ylang Ylang Essential Oil Extra
- Ylang Ylang Essential Oil First
- Ylang Ylang Essential Oil III
- Ylang Ylang Essential Oil Second
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ylang (F-TEC) | 10% | 40.5% of the concentrate |
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 |
|---|---|
| Cananga Essential Oil | 6.1 g |
| Ethylene Brassylate no IFRA limit | 93.9 g |
Cananga Essential Oil brings 1.1% Ylang ylang to the finished perfume, against a limit of 0.73%: 1.5 times the limit. To bring it inside on its own, the calculator cuts Cananga Essential Oil from 6.1 g to 3.969 g. Or keep the formula and bottle it weaker: the highest strength inside every limit is 11.96%.
Or paste these lines into the calculator:
Cananga Essential Oil 6.1 g Ethylene Brassylate 93.9 g
Questions
Is Ylang ylang banned in perfume?
No. IFRA restricts it: at most 0.73% of a fine fragrance (Category 4).
How much Ylang ylang can I use in an eau de parfum?
At 18%, at most 4.05% of the concentrate, if nothing else in the formula carries Ylang ylang. 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.