Database/Fragrance/Ethyl Linalool
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Ethyl Linalool natural?

No. Homologated linalool assembled from petrochemical methylheptenone and acetylene-type intermediates; no natural isolation route.

INCI nameEthyl Linalool
CAS10339-55-6
FormulaC11H20O · 168.28 Da
FunctionFragrance · Perfuming
FeedstockManufactured synthetically from small petrochemical carbonyl and acetylenic…

How we scored it

C11H20O (168), one CH2 heavier than linalool (154). Not a natural essential-oil isolate; built from methylheptenone plus a small carbon unit via petrochemical acetylene/ketone chemistry.
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

Manufactured synthetically from small petrochemical carbonyl and acetylenic building blocks; it is not isolated from a natural essential oil at commercial scale. No significant natural-route alternative was identified.

In plain English

A synthetic fragrance ingredient with a floral, lily-of-the-valley scent, used to perfume cosmetic products. It is built in a laboratory from small petrochemical building blocks rather than isolated from a plant.

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Structure

2D structure of Ethyl Linalool

(6E)-3,7-dimethylnona-1,6-dien-3-ol

PubChem CID 6433547 ↗

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. 2Ethyl Linalool. PubChem CID 6433547. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ETHYL LINALOOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ETHYL LINALOOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ETHYL%20LINALOOL