Benzophenone
Benzophenone
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Professional longevity enhancer for fine perfumes.
Sweet powdery depth without overwhelming notes.
Premium fixative crystals for lasting florals.
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This material has been banned from all cosmetics and perfumes in the EU since 2023.
Benzophenone strikes your nose with its peculiar blend of powdery rose and sharp geranium, underscored by an unmistakable plastic-metallic edge. This synthetic aromatic ketone carries a sweet herbal quality that hovers between traditional florals and modern industrial sharpness. Its crystalline structure translates to an olfactory profile that feels clean, precise, and decidedly contemporary.
You'll find benzophenone invaluable as a fixative in rose and geranium accords where it anchors volatiles whilst contributing its own sweet-woody character. Its extremely low vapour pressure means it performs brilliantly in hot applications like candles and bath oils where other materials might evaporate too quickly. Combine it with phenylethyl alcohol and geraniol to build substantial rose bases, or layer it beneath berry and apricot notes where its powdery facets soften fruity sharpness.
Use benzophenone sparingly in woody-powdery blends where you need lasting rose-geranium impressions without heaviness. Its metallic-plastic edge pairs surprisingly well with modern musks and vanilla bases. Consider it for soap perfumes where its tenacity and cost-effectiveness make it practical for large-scale production.
Odour Impact Scale [i]
Scale Interpretation
Benzophenone has a subtle odour profile both when evaluated directly (2/10 strength) and when used in blends (2/10 impact). Useful for adding gentle nuance.
Average Use: 0.86% in a perfume compound
Odour Family:
Floral
Appearance: White crystals
Longevity: Lasts 394 hours on a smelling strip.
Odour Profile: Benzophenone presents a faint, sweet, powdery-rosy scent with distinctive geranium-like facets, metallic undertones, and a characteristic plastic-phenolic edge that adds modern sharpness to floral compositions.
Uses: Fixative for rose and floral compositions, adds sweet-woody-geranium character to soap perfumes and functional fragrances.
INCI Name: BENZOPHENONE
IUPAC Name: Diphenylmethanone
General Information
General Information
Like most suppliers and makers of quality raw materials for fragrances, we do not filter many of our products. This ensures that no odiferous matter is lost prior to use but can result in the appearance of small particles or slight clouding.
All alcoholic fragrances should be macerated for up to a month and then chilled in a moderate freezer overnight before being filtered fine. This will remove all cloudiness or detritus and is the industry norm.
IFRA Standards
IFRA Standards
Permitted amounts in finished product:
IFRA 51: Unrestricted
IFRA 49: Unrestricted
These are derived from calculated concentrations which do not replace chromatographic quantification on individual lots. Disclaimer...
For Trade Use Only
For Trade Use Only
Our products are intended as building blocks in the perfume creation process; they are not to be applied to the skin undiluted.
These raw materials are for use by the perfumery trade only.
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