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p-tert-Butyl-α-methylhydrocinnamic aldehyde (p-BMHCA)

MIXED
CAS
80-54-6
EC
Material type
other
Canonical source
document derived
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
white-floralmuguetfougerefunctionalfresh-floralsoap
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
floral
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
floralmuguetlily-of-the-valleygreenfreshwatery

A classic lily-of-the-valley aldehyde — fresh, dewy muguet with a green, slightly waxy-aldehydic character and a cool watery-floral facet. Somewhat linear and clean, reminiscent of Lilial (now restricted), used to give airy floral lift.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
4 / 10
Reverse-composition

Contained in

Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.

Ingredient%Range
Gardenia3–10%
Document-derived

IFRA restrictions

CategoryKindMax %NotesSource
Category 1Max %0%
DOC
Category 1ProhibitedNot permitted0.0 (Prohibited)
DOC
Category 2Max %0.09%
DOC
Category 3Max %0.04%
DOC
Category 4Max %1.4%
DOC
Category 5AMax %0.06%
DOC
Category 5BMax %0.05%
DOC
Category 5CMax %0.05%
DOC
Category 5DMax %0.017%
DOC
Category 6Max %0%
DOC
Category 6ProhibitedNot permitted0.0 (Prohibited)
DOC
Category 7AMax %0.04%
DOC
Category 7BMax %0.04%
DOC
Category 8Max %0.017%
DOC
Category 9Max %0.1%
DOC
Category 10AMax %0.1%
DOC
Category 10BMax %0.63%
DOC
Category 11AMax %0.017%
DOC
Category 11BMax %0.017%
DOC
Category 12Max %16%
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.

Identity
Aliases · 13
p-tert-Butyl-α-methylhydrocinnamic aldehyde (p-BMHCA)2-(4-tert-Butylbenzyl)propionaldehydealpha-Methyl-ß-(p-t-butylphenyl)propionaldehydeBenzenepropanal, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-alpha-methyl-Butylphenyl methylpropionalLilestralisLilestralis (commercial name)LilialLilial (commercial name)LysmeralLysmeral (commercial name)p-t-Bucinalp-t-Butyl-alpha-methylhydrocinnamaldehyde
Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).