Methyl Salicylate (AC)
Scent : Pleasant, sweet and wintergreen-like scent. It adds a refreshing and uplifting aroma to perfumes, enhancing the overall scent profile.
Fragrance group : spicy
Fragrance strength : medium – up to 8 hours on fragrance strip
Recommended dosage: 0.1 to 5%
CAS : 119-36-8
EINECS : 204-317-7
To remove the ‘hardness’ mix methyl salisylate with benzoates.
Methyl salicylate is valued for its ability to create a feeling of freshness and cleanliness, making it a popular choice for both personal care and home fragrance products.
“Methyl Salicylate – a powerful wintergreen note that adds freshness and medicinal brightness to perfumes.”
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Fragrance profile
- Main character: Sweet, medicinal, wintergreen-like
- Nuances: Minty, spicy, slightly fruity (cherry-like), phenolic and aromatic
- Intensity: Very powerful, often used in traces to add contrast and freshness
Use in perfumery
- Role: Top to middle note, modifier
- Effect: Gives a narcotic-medicinal brightness and amplifies fresh accords
- Typical application:
- Classic fougères and spicy fragrances.
- Minty and sporty perfumes
- Sometimes in trace amounts for contrast in floral or fruity accords
- Dosage: Usually <1%, due to strong odor and toxicological limitations.
Synonyms:
– Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, methyl ester
– Methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
– Synthetic sweet birch oil
– Rhodiaflor
– Synthetic wintergreen oil
Occurs naturally in:
– Sweet birch – Betula lenta 99.6%
– Wintergreen – Gaultheria procumbens 90%
– Cassie absolute – Acacia farnesiana 47%
– Tuberose – Polianthes tuberosa 11%
– Jasmine – Jasminum off. 4%
– Ylang Ylang – cananga odorate 0.60%
– Clove bud – Eugenia caryophyllus 0.28%
📋 IFRA standard for Methyl Salicylate (up to 51st amendment)
| IFRA category | Sample application | Max. concentration (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | Lip products, toys | Not allowed |
| Category 2 | Deodorants, body sprays | 1.0 % |
| Category 3 | Eye products, makeup | 0.5 - 1.0 % |
| Category 4 | Eau de Toilette, colognes, fine fragrance | 10 - 25 % (depending on type) |
| Category 5A | Body creams, lotions, talc | 1.0 % |
| Category 5B | Hand and face creams | 1.0 % |
| Category 5C | Baby products | Not allowed |
| Category 9 | Rinse-off products (shampoo, shower gel) | 2.0 % |
| Category 10A | Household cleaners | 5.0 % |
| Category 11 | Non-skin contact (candles, air fresheners) | No limitation |
⚠️ Important
- IFRA thus mainly restricts use in lip products and baby products (completely banned).
- In fine fragrance, it may be dosed relatively high (up to 25%), but much lower limits apply in skin products.
- These restrictions are based on safety assessments by RIFM and are applied by IFRA worldwide.
- EU legislation (REACH/Annex II) may impose additional restrictions, but Methyl Salicylate is not banned in the EU, only regulated.
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