Benzoate de benzyle
Benzyl benzoate

Ingredients · Not for the smell

Benzyl benzoate

Say itBEN-zil BEN-zoh-ayt

Faint sweet-balsamic, almost odorless.

What it is
There to carry, keep or colour the perfume, not for its smell.
Where it comes from
natural in Peru balsam
What perfumers do with it
Dissolves stubborn crystals like musks and vanillin; quietly fixes floral bases
Worth knowing
Doctors also prescribe it as a lotion against scabies.
Known in
La Vie est Belle (Lancôme, 2012); Invictus (Paco Rabanne, 2013)
Rules
Limited. IFRA 51 cap 4.8% in fine fragrance; EU must-label allergen

On the label of 486 of the 1080 perfumes read so far

No. 5Chanel · printed “Benzyl benzoate”ShalimarGuerlain · printed “Benzyl benzoate”MitsoukoGuerlain · printed “Benzyl benzoate”AngelMugler · printed “Benzyl benzoate”Good GirlCarolina Herrera · printed “Benzyl benzoate”La Vie Est BelleLancôme · printed “Benzyl benzoate”

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