Aroma Ingredient Usage Statistics

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hexanal (aldehyde C-6)

CAS Number: 66-25-1

The statistical data we collected from 17 public perfume formulas suggests that the mean dose for hexanal (aldehyde C-6) is 0.45%. The typical lower limit is 0.030%, and the usual higher limit is 0.75%. The highest amount of hexanal (aldehyde C-6) we encountered in any single formula is 2.5%, and the lowest was 0.0025%.
IFRA
Restriction Limits In The Finished Product (IFRA Amendment 49):
Category 10B
No Restriction
Category 3A
0.08%
Category 4
No Restriction
Category 4
No Restriction
Category 4
No Restriction
Category 4
No Restriction
Category 4
No Restriction
Category 4
No Restriction
Category 4
No Restriction
Category 2
0.03%
Category 4
No Restriction
Category 4
No Restriction
Category 4
No Restriction
Category 4
No Restriction
Category 4
No Restriction
Category 4
No Restriction
Category 4
No Restriction
Category 4
No Restriction
0.0025%
0.030%
0.45%
0.75%
2.5%
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