trans,trans-Farnesol

  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    4602-84-0

    Molecular formula
    C15H26O

    SMILES
    CC(=CCC/C(=C/CC/C(=C/CO)/C)/C)C
    HO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1723.0
    • Carbowax: 2299.67

  • Odor profile

    floral 90.45%
    rose 65.81%
    waxy 64.52%
    sweet 60.12%
    citrus 50.64%
    green 48.91%
    fruity 48.09%
    fresh 47.42%
    balsamic 46.27%
    muguet 42.06%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.8 Well soluble in BB, DEP, IPM

    Molecular weight
    222.37 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Melting points

    • < 25 °C

    Boiling points

    • 283.00 to 284.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

  • Synonyms

    • farnesol
    • trans,trans-Farnesol
    • 106-28-5
    • (E,E)-Farnesol
    • (2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trien-1-ol
    • 4602-84-0
    • trans-Farnesol
    • (2E,6E)-Farnesol
    • 2-trans,6-trans-Farnesol
    • All-trans-Farnesol
NaN -Infinity

IFRA Standard - 51

Recommendation
Restriction / Specification
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 0.21 % Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 2.4 %
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 0.062 % Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 2.4 %
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 1.2 % Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 0.12 %
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 1.2 % Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 2.3 %
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.29 % Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 8.1 %
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.29 % Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 8.1 %
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 0.29 % Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 4.5 %
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 0.29 % Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 4.5 %
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 0.68 % Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction

Specification
Farnesol should only be used as a fragrance ingredient if it contains a minimum of 96% of farnesol isomers as determined by GLC.

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Ageratum conyzoides (Vietnam) 85480-32-6 Ageratum conyzoides L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.2%
Artemisia monosperma Artemisia monosperma Del., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.1%
Asafoetida (Pakistan) 1a 9000-04-8 Ferula assafoetida L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.1%
Boldo leaf Boldea fragrans Juss. (Peumus boldus Mol.) 0.4%
Ylang Ylang (Fiji) 68606-83-7 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 21.0%
Cardamom seed 1 8000-66-6 Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.05%
Cardamom (Costa Rica) 8000-66-6 Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.01%
Cardamom (Reunion) 8000-66-6 Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton, var. alpha-minor, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.1%
Cassia, branch & leaf (Australia) 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 0.01%
Cassia, bark (Australia) 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 0.01%
Cassia, leaf (Australia) 8007-80-5 Cinnamomum cassia Blume, fam. Lauraceae 0.08%
Chamomile, german (Argentina) 8002-66-2 Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rausch.(Matricaria chamomilla L.), fam.Asteraceae 1.93%
Citronella java 1 8000-29-1 Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt., fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.6%
Cymbopogon distans 1 (Himalaya) Cymbopogon distans (Steud.) Wats. (Chemotype 1), fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 5.1%
Cymbopogon distans 2 (Himalaya) Cymbopogon distans (Steud.) Wats. (Chemotype 2), fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.3%
Cymbopogon jwarancusa (India) Cymbopogon jwarancusa (Jones) Schult., fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.3%
Davana (India) 1 8016-03-3 Artemisia pallens Wall. ex DC., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.05%
Ginger (Sri Lanka) 1 8007-08-7 Zingiber officinale Roscoe, fam. Zingiberaceae 2.8%
Ginger (Sri Lanka) 2 8007-08-7 Zingiber officinale Roscoe, fam. Zingiberaceae 1.2%
Ginger (Sri Lanka) 3 8007-08-7 Zingiber officinale Roscoe, fam. Zingiberaceae 2.0%
Ginger (Sri Lanka) 4 8007-08-7 Zingiber officinale Roscoe, fam. Zingiberaceae 1.6%
Mullilam Zanthoxylum rhetsa D.C. syn. Z. limonella (Dennst.) Alston, fam. Rutaceae 0.5%
Neroli bigarade (bitter orange flower) Spain 2 8016-38-4 Citrus aurantium L., ssp. amara Engl., fam. Rutaceae 1.0%
Ocimum basilicum, Methyl cinnamate type III Ocimum basilicum L. (Chemotype III), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 2.93%
Ocimum basilicum, Methyl cinnamate type I Ocimum basilicum L. (Chemotype I), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 1.69%
Ocimum basilicum, Methyl cinnamate type II Ocimum basilicum L. (Chemotype II), fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 1.6%
Orange, bitter (Spain) 1 72968-50-4 Citrus aurantium L., ssp. amara Engl., fam. Rutaceae 0.02%
Orange, bitter (Spain) 2 72968-50-4 Citrus aurantium L., ssp. amara Engl., fam. Rutaceae 0.02%
Palmarosa (India) 5 8014-19-5 Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) Wats, var. martini, fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.22%
Bitter orange leaf (Petitgrain) (Spain) 1 8014-17-3 Citrus aurantium L., ssp. amara Engl., fam. Rutaceae 0.1%
Rose (Turkey) 6 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.15%
Santolina canescens Santolina rosmarinifolia (L.) ssp. canescens (Lag.) Nyman, fam. Asteraceae 3.2%
Santolina pectina Santolina pectina Lag., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 2.4%
Ylang Ylang (China) 1 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 4.75%
Ginger (Japan) 2 8007-08-7 Zingiber officinale Roscoe, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.1%
Ambrette seed (China) 8015-62-1 Hibiscus abelmoschus L. (Abelmoschus moschatus Moench), fam. Malvaceae 0.19%
Narcissus poeticus absolute 8023-75-4 Narcissus poeticus L., fam. Amaryllidaceae 0.1%
Citronella ceylon 1 8000-29-1 Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle, fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 0.01%
Lemongrass (Nigeria) 8007-02-1 Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf (C. flexuosus), fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 2.4%
Cumin (India) 1 8014-30-9 Cuminum cyminum L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 2.98%
Lemongrass (India) 1 8007-02-1 Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf (C. flexuosus), fam. Poaceae (Gramineae) 9.4%
Jasmine oil (Turkey) 8022-96-6 Jasminum officinale var. grandiflorum L., fam. Oleaceae 0.04%
Jasmine absolute (Turkey) 8022-96-6 Jasminum officinale var. grandiflorum L., fam. Oleaceae 0.93%
Jasmine absolute (France) 2 8022-96-6 Jasminum officinale var. grandiflorum L., fam. Oleaceae 1.0%
Jasmine absolute (Italy) 2 8022-96-6 Jasminum officinale var. grandiflorum L., fam. Oleaceae 1.0%
Jasmine absolute (India) 1 8022-96-6 Jasminum officinale var. grandiflorum L., fam. Oleaceae 1.0%
Jasmine absolute (Morocco) 8022-96-6 Jasminum officinale var. grandiflorum L., fam. Oleaceae 1.0%
Jasmine absolute (Egypt) 2 8022-96-6 Jasminum officinale var. grandiflorum L., fam. Oleaceae 1.0%
Osmanthus concentrate 1 (Sukhumi-Abkhasia) 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., fam. Oleaceae 6.0%
Osmanthus concentrate 2 (Sukhumi-Abkhasia) 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., fam. Oleaceae 0.18%