Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons

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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
Anise (Spain) 2 8007-70-3 Pimpinella anisum L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 2.17%
Aristolochia asclepiadifolia root Aristolochia asclepiadifolia, fam. Aristolochiaceae 2.87%
Lanyana (Oregon-USA) Artemisia afra Jacq., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.9%
Ginger (Malaysia) 8007-08-7 Zingiber officinale Roscoe, fam. Zingiberaceae 65.0%
Cedarwood Virginia 1 8000-27-9 Juniperus virginiana L., fam. Cupressaceae 55.6%
Geranium (Algeria) 1 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 0.1%
Geranium, Bourbon 1 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 0.1%
Geranium (China) 1 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 0.1%
Geranium (Egypt) 1 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 0.1%
Geranium (Morocco) 1 8000-46-2 Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit. ex Aiton, fam. Geraniaceae 0.1%
Massoia bark Cryptocaryo massoia, fam. Lauraceae 0.1%
Narcissus tazetta absolute 2 8023-75-4 Narcissus tazetta L., fam. Amaryllidaceae 0.5%
Nutmeg (India) 2 8008-45-5 Myristica fragrans Houtt., fam. Myristicaceae 0.1%
Pinus pinaster (Portugal) 1 8000-26-8 Pinus pinaster Ait., fam. Pinaceae 0.15%
Schinus molle 68917-52-2 Schinus molle L., fam. Anarcadiaceae 12.3%
Ylang Ylang 4 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 2.0%
Vanilla 1 8024-06-4 Vanilla fragrans Ames (V. planifolia Andrews), fam. Orchidaceae 0.1%
Cedrus atlantica (Morocco) Cedrus atlantica Man., fam. Cupressaceae 7.5%
Pennyroyal (Argentina) 8013-99-8 Mentha pulegium L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 2.7%
Turmeric (China) 3 8024-37-1 Curcuma longa L. (C. domestica Val.), fam. Zingiberaceae 11.0%
Thymus capitatus (Tunisia) Thymus capitatus (L.) Hoffmanns et Link, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.5%
Pinus canariensis (Spain-Tenerife) Pinus canariensis Sweet ex Sprengel, fam. Pinaceae 1.6%