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2,4-Dihydroxy-3-methylbenzaldehyde

PROHIBITION
CAS
6248-20-0
EC
Material type
other
Canonical source
document derived
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Compatibility tags
gourmandambervanillaorientalpowdery
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
industrial
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
phenolicvanillicsweetbalsamicpowderywoody

A phenolic aldehyde reminiscent of a drier, spicier cousin of vanillin — warm, slightly medicinal, with balsamic and woody facets and a faint clove-like edge. In dilution it reads as a sweet vanillic-balsamic note with a rougher, more resinous character than vanillin itself.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
6 / 10
Tenacity
7 / 10
Volatility
3 / 10
Document-derived

IFRA restrictions

CategoryKindMax %NotesSource
Category 1ProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
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Category 2ProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
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Category 3ProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
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Category 4ProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
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Category 5AProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
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Category 5BProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
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Category 5CProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
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Category 5DProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
DOC
Category 6ProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
DOC
Category 7AProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
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Category 7BProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
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Category 8ProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
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Category 9ProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
DOC
Category 10AProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
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Category 10BProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
DOC
Category 11AProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
DOC
Category 11BProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
DOC
Category 12ProhibitedNot permittedPROHIBITION per IFRA Standard
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 · 3
2,4-Dihydroxy-3-methylbenzaldehyde4-Formyl-2-methylresorcinolBenzaldehyde, 2,4-dihydroxy-3-methyl-
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).