(E)-alpha-Farnesol

  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    82010-11-5

  • Properties

  • Applications

    For (E)-alpha-Farnesol (CAS 82010-11-5), practical applications are primarily in fragrance and perfumery as a fixative and odorant; cosmetics/personal care as a fragrance ingredient; household products such as fabric softeners, cleaners, and air fresheners for scent contribution; and industrial manufacturing as an intermediate or starting material for the synthesis of other fragrance compounds.

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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
Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Cabreuva Myrocarpus frondosus Fr. Allem. (M. fastigiatus Fr. Allem.), Leguminosae 2.5%
Citronella java (China) 8000-29-1 Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt., fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.19%
Citronella java (Argentina) 2 8000-29-1 Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt., fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.07%
Citronella java (S. America) 8000-29-1 Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt., fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.14%
Citronella java 3 8000-29-1 Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt., fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.08%
Citronella ceylon 5 8000-29-1 Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle, fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.06%
Pummelo (Shaddock) (Vietnam) flower 84696-38-8 Citrus maxima (J. Burman) Merrill. (C. grandis (L.) Osbeck), fam. Rutaceae 15.7%
Boronia megastigma 91771-36-7 Boronia megastigma Nees., fam. Rutaceae 0.08%
Lantana camara (India) 1a leaf 90046-17-6 Lantana camara L., fam. Verbenaceae 0.3%
Lantana camara (India) 1b flower 90046-17-6 Lantana camara L., fam. Verbenaceae 1.0%