Nerol

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Nerol is a fragrance for use in, for example, perfume, cosmetics, soap, scented candles and air fresheners.

Use

Nerol has a sweet floral scent with fresh citrus notes of orange blossom and rose. The smell is not very strong, so it can be used undiluted. It is very versatile, but is mainly used in orange blossom in larger quantities. In smaller quantities in flowers like rose and magnolia, fruits like citrus and melon. It also works very nicely with wood and with bitter scents such as oud and myrrh.

An interesting way to learn how to use it is to replace all or part of citronellol in a formulation with nerol. Nerol, like citronellol (and geraniol, phenylethyl alcohol), is a rose alcohol. Citronellol is a bit fresher than nerol, stronger towards the scent of rose. Nerol is more floral and more towards orange blossom. Playing with the stakes or proportions of these substances provides insights into variations within a floral accord.

You usually use between 0.1% and 10% of this substance in the fragrance composition, but more is certainly possible. It is primarily a heart note in perfumes and is stable in most products, including soaps and scented candles. In pale and very acidic products (pH < 3), the substance is less or not stable.

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

Properties

At room temperature it is a colorless to pale yellow liquid. The purity is at least 90%, with the rest mainly consisting of geraniol and citronellol. The substance has a long shelf life. The substance occurs in nature, including essential oils of clary sage, davana and orange blossom. For use as a fragrance, the synthetic version is used.

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

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

DANGER
H315 - Causes skin irritation.
H317 - May cause an allergic skin reaction.
H318 - Causes serious eye damage.

The substance itself is allergenic and contains the allergenic substances geraniol, citronellol and citral as pollution.

Codes

Item number: 23047
English name: Nerol
EC number: 203-378-7
CAS Number EU: 106-25-2
CAS Number TSCA: 116-26-7
FEMA Number: 2770
INCI: NEROL