Guaiacol

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Guaiacol is a fragrance for use in, for example, perfume or air fresheners.

Use

Guaiacol has a strong scent reminiscent of wood fire and processed leather. Because the smell is strong, making a dilution can be helpful. A dilution of, for example, 10% in DPG is a good starting point. You usually use between a trace and 0.5% of this substance in the fragrance composition. In slightly higher concentration, it blends in with the smell of leather, castoreum and the like. In the lower dose it goes well with floral scents such as hyacinth, ylang ylang, narcissus, but also rose. In addition, it can form beautiful accords with vanillin and other balsamic scents. It is mainly a base note in perfumes. Use in soap is not recommended, the substance is not stable in it and can lead to discoloration.

Keep cool, dry, dark and out of reach of children.

Properties

Guaiacol is a colorless to yellow liquid at room temperature. The purity is at least 99%. The material has a fairly long shelf life, if stored correctly: cool, dry, dark and in well-closed packaging. The substance occurs in nature, but the synthetic version is used for use as a fragrance.

Packaging

The 10 and 50 ml packaging is made of brown glass with a black cap. The 250 g package is made of aluminum with a stopper and a white cap.

Dangers

Guaiacol is classified as a hazardous substance, with the following characteristics:

WARNING
H302 - Harmful if swallowed.
H315 - Causes skin irritation.
H319 - Causes serious eye irritation.

An allergic reaction cannot be ruled out, but also not very likely.

Codes

Item number: 23191
English name: Guaiacol
EC number: 201-964-7
CAS number EU: 90-05-1
CAS Number TSCA: 90-05-1
FEMA Number: 2532
INCI: GUAIACOL