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Benzyl benzoate: IFRA 51 limits

CAS120-51-4

A mild, faintly balsamic ester used as a fixative and solvent — it turns up in jasmine and ylang-ylang blends and in many balsamic notes.

IFRA categoryMax in finished product
1Lip products1.7%
5ABody lotion (leave-on)4.3%
5BFace cream (leave-on)0.21%
5DBaby products0.07%
6Oral & lip exposure0.41%
9Rinse-off (soap, shampoo, bath)1.9%
10AHousehold, hand contact1.9%
10BHousehold spray / aerosol12%
12No skin contact (candles, air care)no limit in our transcription

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Also one of the EU’s individually declarable fragrance allergens: above 0.001% in a leave-on or 0.01% in a rinse-off product it must be named on the label.

This table shows the nine IFRA categories Alchemis maps maker products to. The full 51st Amendment defines more (fine fragrance, deodorant, hair and others) — the official standards live atifrafragrance.org.

Advisory reference, never a certification. Percentages apply to the finished product. If a supplier certificate for your blend says otherwise, the certificate wins — it accounts for the actual composition.

Alchemis checks these limits against your whole recipe automatically — per constituent, across every ingredient.

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