Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 134.
White crystals, granular or powder.
Insoluble in water, propylene glycol and glycerin. Soluble in alcohol and oils.
Mild, sweet-balsamic and somewhat floral odor of great tenacity.
Used quite frequently in perfumery, mainly as a fixative, and particularly in perfumes for talcum powders. It blends well with floral bases, spicy fragrances and ambre types.
Used in flavor compositions for imitation apricot, cherry, chocolate, honey, peach, pineapple, liquor, raspberry, rum, prune, etc.
Produced from sodium cinnamate and benzyl chloride (with or without catalyst). Other methods start from benzyl acetate and benzaldehyde, using a Claisen type condensation, etc.
| Category | Kind | Max % | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | Max % | 0.36% | — | DOC |
| Category 2 | Max % | 0.11% | — | DOC |
| Category 3 | Max % | 1.2% | — | DOC |
| Category 4 | Max % | 2% | — | DOC |
| Category 5A | Max % | 0.51% | — | DOC |
| Category 5B | Max % | 0.51% | — | DOC |
| Category 5C | Max % | 0.51% | — | DOC |
| Category 5D | Max % | 0.17% | — | DOC |
| Category 6 | Max % | 1.2% | — | DOC |
| Category 7A | Max % | 2.4% | — | DOC |
| Category 7B | Max % | 2.4% | — | DOC |
| Category 8 | Max % | 0.17% | — | DOC |
| Category 9 | Max % | 3.9% | — | DOC |
| Category 10A | Max % | 3.9% | — | DOC |
| Category 10B | Max % | 14% | — | DOC |
| Category 11A | Max % | 0.17% | — | DOC |
| Category 11B | Max % | 0.17% | — | DOC |
| Category 12 | No restriction | — | No Restriction | DOC |
Compliance-support only. Values resolved from the current IFRA corpus; each row cites the document excerpt it came from. Not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor.
Natural complex substances (NCSs) in which this material typically occurs.
| NCS | Botanical | Typical % |
|---|---|---|
| Peru Balsam | Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms var. pereirae (Royle) Harms | 15.2% |
| Tolu, balsam, extract | Myroxylon balsamum (L.) Harms. | 2.6% |
| Styrax Oil | Liquidambar styraciflua L. | 1% |
| Benzoin extract, Sumatra | Styrax benzoin Dryand. | 0.8% |
| Benzoin extract, Siam | Styrax tonkinensis Craib | 0.8% |