Ingredients

To support our drive for increased transparency, IFRA has published an alphabetized list of fragrance ingredients used by IFRA affiliated members around the world. This list represents the industry’s palette of materials from which fragrances are formulated. We believe releasing information on our materials will help us in our efforts to communicate about the industry’s extensive safety program more comprehensively.

IFRA’s Safety Program establishes safe use for fragrance materials.  The IFRA Code of Practice and the IFRA Standards are based on risk assessments and may prohibit or restrict the use of fragrance materials in consumer goods if there is concern for human health or the environment. The Code of Practice and the Standards must be adhered to by all IFRA affiliated member companies.  Adherence is enforced through the IFRA Compliance Program.

The list of fragrance ingredients was generated from the IFRA 2008 Use Survey. This survey is carried out on a regular basis among IFRA affiliated member companies representing approximately 90% of the world’s production volume of fragrances. The list will be updated according to future results of the IFRA Use Survey. The ingredients on the list, both natural and synthetic, are listed alphabetically by their chemical name and their Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number.

This initiative enhances the transparency of the North American communication initiative where manufacturers of cleaning products, air care products, automotive care products, polishes and floor maintenance products have voluntarily disclosed ingredients in these products on January 1, 2010. The initiative is led by the Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association (CCSPA), and in the United States by the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) and the American Cleaning Association (ACI).

The publication of the Fragrance Industry list of ingredients is a move towards greater transparency while still protecting proprietary details of specific fragrance formulae. This initiative shows the responsibility and accountability of the fragrance industry and our commitment to communicate our extensive safety program.

IFRA Survey: Transparency List

The following 3061 materials have been reported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008 and updated in 2011. For some natural materials there might be multiple entries possible, e.g. due to providing US CAS and EU (EINECS) CAS numbers and because sometimes one CAS number does cover more than one extract from different parts of a plant.