alpha-Vetispirene

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    28908-28-3

  • Properties

  • Applications

    alpha-Vetispirene (CAS 28908-28-3) is a sesquiterpene hydrocarbon found in vetiver essential oil and related woody–rooty sources; in perfumery it functions as a woody, earthy, smoky, root-like note that adds depth and longevity to fine fragrances and to fragrance bases for cosmetics, soaps, detergents, candles, and air‑care, and it is also used as a reference/marker in essential‑oil quality control and adulteration screening; in research it serves as a GC–MS/GC–O analytical standard and a model substrate for studying sesquiterpene biosynthesis (synthases, microbial biotransformations), for trace‑level aroma quantitation in agricultural products, and it is investigated as a VOC component in chemical ecology and olfactory sensing; in flavor applications it may be used at very low levels to reinforce warm woody backgrounds in formulas featuring vetiver or woods.

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Vetiver 84238-29-9 Vetiveria zizanioides Stapf, fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 1.0%