Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 103.
Colorless liquid
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils
Fresh-herbaceous, fruity-minty odor
Extensively used in the reconstitution of essential oils
Produced by acetylation of Amyl vinyl carbinol (preferably the dextro-Octenol)
| Category | Kind | Max % | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | Max % | 0.27% | — | DOC |
| Category 2 | Max % | 0.08% | — | DOC |
| Category 3 | Max % | 1.6% | — | DOC |
| Category 4 | Max % | 1.5% | — | DOC |
| Category 5A | Max % | 0.38% | — | DOC |
| Category 5B | Max % | 0.38% | — | DOC |
| Category 5C | Max % | 0.38% | — | DOC |
| Category 5D | Max % | 0.38% | — | DOC |
| Category 6 | Max % | 0.88% | — | DOC |
| Category 7A | Max % | 3.1% | — | DOC |
| Category 7B | Max % | 3.1% | — | DOC |
| Category 8 | Max % | 0.16% | — | DOC |
| Category 9 | Max % | 2.9% | — | DOC |
| Category 10A | Max % | 11% | — | DOC |
| Category 10B | Max % | 11% | — | DOC |
| Category 11A | Max % | 5.8% | — | DOC |
| Category 11B | Max % | 5.8% | — | 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 % |
|---|---|---|
| Lavender absolute | Lavandula angustifolia angustifolia | 0.7% |
| Mentha citrata oil | Mentha citrata Ehrhart | 0.5% |
| Lavendin super oil | Lavendula super | 0.3% |
| Bay leaf, West Indian, oil | Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W. Moore | 0.3% |
| Lavandin abrialis oil | Lavandula x intermedia abrialis | 0.2% |
| Spearmint Oil | Mentha spicata L. | 0.06% |