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The PerfuMate formula editor in the Signature theme, showing the formula Amber Dusk no. 1. Bergamot Essential Oil at 14.000 g, as a 10% dilution, is 2.33% of the finished product against an IFRA Category 4 maximum of 0.4%, which is 1.93% over. Trimmed to 1.817 g it is 0.38%, within the limit, and the formula totals 47.817 g.

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Batch weight Relative sums to 100.000%

Batch weight 47.817 g.

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Amber Dusk no. 1v2
MaterialDilutionAmountRelative
Bergamot Essential Oil10% 10% 1.817 g 2.168%
Hedionepure pure 4.000 g 47.723%
Iso E Super10% 10% 30.000 g 35.792%
Ambroxan10% 10% 12.000 g 14.317%
Total 47.817 g 100.000%

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Amber Dusk no. 1.pdf

Formula sheetAugust 24, 2026

Amber Dusk no. 1

Trial 1 · amber, dry woods

MaterialAmount
  1. bergamot EO 10%14 g
  2. hedione4 g
  3. iso e super 10%30 g
  4. ambroxan 10%12 g

Total60 g

Notes

Rest two weeks, then smell on a blotter.

Top reads bright. Check bergamot for IFRA.

Amber Dusk no. 1Page 1 of 1

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Catalog match

  1. Bergamot Essential Oilfrom “bergamot EO 10%” · Citrus · CAS 8007-75-8
  2. Hedionefrom “hedione” · Floral · CAS 24851-98-7
  3. Iso E Superfrom “iso e super 10%” · Woody · CAS 54464-57-2
  4. Ambroxanfrom “ambroxan 10%” · Ambergris · CAS 6790-58-5
4 of 4 lines matched to the catalog.

In the PerfuMate editor, the imported formula Amber Dusk no. 1 lists Bergamot Essential Oil at 14.000 g as a 10% dilution, Hedione at 4.000 g, Iso E Super at 30.000 g and Ambroxan at 12.000 g, both as 10% dilutions, 60.000 g in total. The formula is marked over its IFRA Category 4 limit, and Bergamot Essential Oil is the line over it: 2.33% of the finished product against a maximum of 0.4%.

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Rose Absolute (Rosa damascena)

CAS 90106-38-0naturalHeart note

Impact
8/10
Typical dilution
10%

Also called

Rose absolute Bulgaria Damask rose absolute Rosa damascena flower extract Rose Absolute Rose Absolute "Signature" Bulgaria

Scent families

  • floral46%Rose flowersHoneyed flowersRed flowers
  • gourmand23%Honey
  • fruity15%JammyRed fruit
  • spicy8%Warm
  • sweet8%HoneyedJammy

Description

Solvent-extracted damask rose: deep, jammy, honeyed and slightly spicy rose, richer and darker than the otto with more phenethyl alcohol body. Gives immediate, opulent rose character to hearts and works beautifully with oud, saffron and patchouli.

Constituents & allergens

  1. Phenethyl alcohol~62%
  2. CitronellolEU allergenIFRA limit~10%
  3. GeraniolEU allergenIFRA limit~6%
  4. Benzyl alcoholEU allergenIFRA limit~2%

Typical composition; real batches vary.

IFRA Category 4: no standard of its own. The limits sit on its molecules, and the formula's IFRA check adds them up across every material.

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  • Honeyedfrom floral · gourmand · sweet
  • Rosefrom floral
  • Redfrom floral · fruity
  • Jammyfrom fruity · sweet
  • Warmfrom spicy
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By amount: Floral 48.44%, Woody 26.25%, Amber 15.51%, Ambergris 7.16%, Citrus 1.45%, Sweet 1.19%. By estimated impact when fresh: Floral 32.73%, Citrus 28.59%, Ambergris 13.93%, Woody 11.86%, Amber 10.57%, Sweet 2.32%. At the far drydown, Ambergris leads. Wear: soft projection, long staying power.

Impact through the drydown
Fresh Floral 32.73%, Citrus 28.59%, Ambergris 13.93%, Woody 11.86%, Amber 10.57%, Sweet 2.32%.
Heart Floral 31.53%, Citrus 18.87%, Ambergris 17.97%, Woody 15.10%, Amber 13.54%, Sweet 2.99%.
Base Floral 27.00%, Ambergris 24.90%, Woody 20.68%, Amber 18.64%, Citrus 4.63%, Sweet 4.15%.
Far drydown Ambergris 30.67%, Woody 24.52%, Amber 22.48%, Floral 17.22%, Sweet 5.11%. Citrus is gone.
Estimates, taken where each stage begins. Every bar sums to 100%.

Amber Dusk no. 1 · v2

In the app, each family also opens into its sub-notes and the materials carrying it, and the same reading draws as a pyramid or a circle.

How the estimates work

Every version kept. Go back to the one that smelled right.

Each save becomes a version on one tree, with its note beside it.

v5 branches from v3 and stays within the IFRA limit. v4’s note says why: “Bergamot overdosed. v3 was better.”

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v1

The root: where it all started.

v2 · After IFRA fix

Changes from v1:

Bergamot Essential Oil · 10%was 14.000 g 1.817 g

Top -13% · Heart +6% · Base +6% · Citrus -13% · Floral +6% · Woody +5%

v3 · Ambroxan up to 14 g. Rounder.

Changes from v2:

Ambroxan · 10%was 12.000 g 14.000 g

Heart -1% · Base +1% · Ambergris +2% · Floral -1% · Woody -1%

v4 · Bergamot overdosed. v3 was better.

Changes from v3:

Bergamot Essential Oil · 10%was 1.817 g 2.617 g

Top +1% · Heart -1% · Citrus +1% · Floral -1%

v5 · Hedione up to 5 g. Brighter.

Changes from v3:

Hedionewas 4.000 g 5.000 g

Heart +5% · Base -5% · Floral +5% · Woody -4% · Ambergris -1%

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IFRA 51st Amendment, Category 4Amber Dusk no. 1 · v1 to v2

Bergamot oil expressed

Counted from Bergamot Essential Oil, weighed at 10%

Before the fix
2.33%1.93% over
Maximum
0.4%
Now
0.38%within the limit

The fix: 14.000 g trimmed to 1.817 g. Nothing else in the formula moved.

EU allergens and the INCI line
Parfum (Fragrance), Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Limonene, Linalool, Citral, Geraniol
Safety data sheet
A draft to read, not a signature.
Page 2 of 3 of the formula PDF for Amber Dusk no. 1, version 2, in the Signature theme: the drydown graph of its four materials, then the IFRA check for category 4 at 17.5% concentration, where bergamot oil expressed is at 0.380% against a 0.400% limit (pass, near limit) and five more substances pass or are set by specification.
Source: IFRA 51st Amendment, Category 4. A calculated reference check, not a supplier certificate.

252 of 252 comparable limits match the official IFRA PDF, checked entry by entry.

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What is PerfuMate?

PerfuMate is perfume formulation software for independent perfumers, on the web and Android, with a built-in catalog of 2,211 described perfumery materials and live IFRA Category 4 checks that count the molecules inside naturals.

See how it compares with Formulair, Molequles, spreadsheets and other tools in the software guide.

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The table holds the IFRA 51st Amendment, Category 4, for fine fragrance on skin. Every entry was compared with the official IFRA PDF by CAS number: 252 of 252 comparable limits match exactly. It is a calculated reference check to compose against; verify against the official IFRA documents before you sell.

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