Database/Fragrance/Cyclamen Aldehyde
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Cyclamen Aldehyde natural?

No. Cyclamen aldehyde is manufactured by condensing petrochemical cumene-derived and propionaldehyde intermediates, not isolated from essential oils commercially.

INCI nameCyclamen Aldehyde
CAS103-95-7
FormulaC13H18O · 190.28 Da
FunctionFragrance
FeedstockCommercial cyclamen aldehyde is synthesised from petrochemical aromatic…

How we scored it

Whole molecule (C13H18O) is a synthetic aldehyde built from petrochemical aromatic intermediates; no natural-origin fragment identified.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Commercial cyclamen aldehyde is synthesised from petrochemical aromatic feedstocks (cumene-derived p-isopropylbenzaldehyde) condensed with propionaldehyde. It occurs in trace amounts in some essential oils but is not commercially extracted from them.

In plain English

A fragrance ingredient with a floral, slightly green scent, used to add smell to cosmetics and personal care products. It is manufactured synthetically from petrochemical building blocks.

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Structure

2D structure of Cyclamen Aldehyde

2-methyl-3-(4-propan-2-ylphenyl)propanal

PubChem CID 517827 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2Cyclamen Aldehyde. PubChem CID 517827. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3CYCLAMEN ALDEHYDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4CYCLAMEN ALDEHYDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CYCLAMEN%20ALDEHYDE