Benzyl Salicylate
Naturelle - Synthétique
Floral > White Flowers > Salicylic > Benzyl > Fatty
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Other names :
Benzyl 2-hydroxybenzoate ; Benzyl ortho-hydroxybenzoate ; Benzylsalicylate ; Phenyl methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate ; Phenylmethyl 2-hydroxybenzoate ; Salicylsaeurebenzylester
Volatility :
Head/Heart
Uses in perfumery :
Benzyl Salicylate is used in floral notes, for a slightly marine and iodized nuance. Helps to stabilize fragrances and to absorb UV rays. Used to perfume sunscreens.
Natural availability :
Benzyl Salicylate is found in Ylang-Ylang Extra EO (and other ylang fractions), which makes it easy to obtain it in its natural state by fractional distillation. However, synthetic Benzyl Salicylate remains the most used in perfumery.
Year of discovery :
1908
Other comments :
Comparing it to other salicylates, Benzyl Salicylate is the closest to Jasmine Absolute Egypt.
Price Range :
€
Stability :
May form Salicylic acid through time.
Most of the time, the occurrence of a benzenic cycle in a molecule causes a coloration of this molecule through time
Unstable in acidic products, except antiperspirants, and in very alkaline products.
Most of the time, the occurrence of a benzenic cycle in a molecule causes a coloration of this molecule through time
Unstable in acidic products, except antiperspirants, and in very alkaline products.
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- Molecular formula :
- C14H12O3
- Molecular Weight :
- 228,24 g/mol
- Density :
- 1,179
- Flash Point :
- 180°C
- Fusion Point :
- 24°C
- Appearance :
- Colorless viscous liquid
- Log P :
- 4
- Boiling Point :
- 335°C
- Detection Threshold :
- Donnée indisponible.
Synthesis route :
Benzyl Salicylate, like other Salicylates, is synthesized by an esterification reaction between salicylic acid and Benzyl Alcohol. This reaction is catalysed by the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid in the reaction medium.
Synthesis precursor :
Benzyl Salicylate is not a precursor to the synthesis of another compound of olfactory interest.
Isomerism :
Benzyl Salicylate does not have any isomer used in perfumery.
- EINECS number :
- 204-262-9
- FEMA number :
- 2151
- JECFA number :
- 904
- FLAVIS number :
- 09.752
- Allergens :
- Benzyl Salicylate may provoke an allergic reaction on skin contact (redness, heat, scraching, prickling) for some people.
- IFRA :
- This ingredient is restricted by IFRA
- Restriction type :
- RESTRICTION
- Cause of restriction :
- DERMAL SENSITIZATION
- Amendment :
- 49
- Quantitative limit on the use :
-
Cat.1 Cat.2 Cat.3 Cat.4 Cat.5A Cat.5B Cat.5C Cat.5D Cat.6 1,3 % 0,39 % 7,8 % 7,3 % 1,9 % 1,9 % 1,9 % 1,9 % 4,3 % Cat.7A Cat.7B Cat.8 Cat.9 Cat.10A Cat.10B Cat.11A Cat.11B Cat.12 15 % 15 % 0,77 % 14 % 51 % 51 % 28 % 28 % No Restriction - Restriction type :
- RESTRICTION
- Cause of restriction :
- DERMAL SENSITIZATION
- Amendment :
- 49
- Comments :
- Crude cade oil derived by pyrolysis of the wood and twigs of Juniperus oxycedrus L. should not be used as a fragrance ingredient for any finished product application. Only rectified (purified) cade oils being in compliance with the limitations for polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) established by this IFRA Standard should be used. Limit content of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) resulting from the use of rectified oils according to Good Manufacturing Practice. Benzopyrene and 1,2-Benzanthracene are to be used as markers for PAH. If used alone or in combination with rectified Birch tar oils, rectified Opoponax oil or rectified Styrax oil, the total concentration of both of the markers should not exceed 1 ppb in the final product.
- Quantitative usage limits :
-
Cat.1 Cat.2 Cat.3 Cat.4 Cat.5 Cat.6 Cat.7 Cat.8 Cat.9 Cat.10 Cat.11 1,3 % 0,39 % 7,8 % 7,3 % 1,9 % 4,3 % 15 % 0,77 % 14 % 51 % 28 %
To learn more about IFRA's standards : https://ifrafragrance.org/safe-use/library
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