1. PERFUMES
& ITS INGREDIENTS LISTED AS
ALLERGENS IN EU
REGULATIONS
Name : SHANTHINI S
ROLL NO :22P08213

2. What is a Perfume ?
■ Perfumes is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aromatic compounds , fixatives
and solvents used to give the human body , animal , food objects , and living
spaces a pleasant scent .
■ It is usually a liquid form and used to give a pleasant scent to a person’s body.
■ The word “ Perfume” comes from the latin word “ PER FUME” which means
Through Smoke
■ Fragrances are among the oldest cosmetic products

3. Basic concept of using Perfumes
■ When we inhale the odorant molecules of a perfume , it not only creates the
sensation of odour , but also creates emotions and experiences associated with
it . For example , we focus on the pleasant childhood memories associated with
the smell of vanilla .
■ Another reason behind perfume use is to increase ones attractiveness in the
eyes of other people .

4. Advantages
■ Enjoy the wafting fragrance of a well
perfumed person passing by the
side
■ Smell more pleasing.
Disadvantages
■ Chemicals may irritate others.
■ Contact dermatitis, an allergic
reaction in the skin can occur.
■ Some VOCs (formaldehyde,
ethanol, d-limonene) may cause
eye, nose, throat irritation.
■ DEP(diethylphthalate) is an irritant
and suspected hormone disrupter
that is absorbed through the skin.

5. Notes in Perfumes

7. Classification of Perfumes

8. Based on Natural source :

10. Manufacturing Process of Perfumes
Perfumes can be manufactured by the following
steps
Step 1 : Collection
Step 2 : Extraction
Step 3 : Blending
Step 4 : Aging

11. Ingredients causing allergic reactions
Ingredients Uses Side effects
Sandalwood Fragrance Hypersensitivity
Limonene Slightly Astringent Smell Irritates the skin
Benzyl alcohol Fixative Skin irritant causing redness
and pain
Acetone Solvent Inhalation cause dryness of
mouth & throat
Ethyl Acetate Solvent Defatting effect on skin &
may cause drying and
cracking

12. List of allergens listed in EU regulation
26 Fragrance Allergens from the European Union Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009:
127-51-5 Alpha-isomethyl ionone
122-40-7 Amyl cinnamal
101-85-9 Amylcinnamyl alcohol
105-13-5 Anise alcohol
100-51-6 Benzyl alcohol
120-51-4 Benzyl benzoate
103-41-3 Benzyl cinnamate
118-58-1 Benzyl salicylate
80-54-6 Butylphenyl methylpropional
104-55-2 Cinnamal
104-54-1 Cinnamyl alcohol
5392-40-5 Citral
106-22-9 Citronellol
91-64-5 Coumarin
97-53-0 Eugenol
4602-84-0 Farnesol
106-24-1 Geraniol
101-86-0 Hexyl cinnamal

13. 107-75-5 Hydroxycitronnellal
31906-04-4 Hydroxyisohexyl
3-cyclohexene carboxaldeyde
97-54-1 Isoeugenol
5989-27-5 Limonene (d-Limonene)
78-70-6 Linalool
111-12-6 Methyl 2-octynoate
90028-68-5 Evernia prunastri (oak moss)
90028-67-4 Evernia furfuracea (tree
moss)

14. Applications of Perfumes
■ Household Products
■ Personal products
■ Agricultural products
■ Paints and polishes
■ Perfumed candles
■ Synthetic detergents
■ Hair preparation perfumes
■ Perfumed aerosols
■ Perfumes for soaps
■ Perfumes used in Industrial Society
■ Incense and Fumigants

15. References
■ https://ec.europa.eu>
■ www.slideshare.net>perfumesandeuregulations
■ http://www.researchgate.net