Database/Perfuming/Fenchyl Alcohol
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Fenchyl Alcohol natural?

Yes. Occurs in fennel and other essential oils; the alternative synthesis starts from natural pinene/camphene, so the feedstock is natural either way.

INCI nameFenchyl Alcohol
CAS1632-73-1
FormulaC10H18O · 154.25 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockExtracted from fennel and other essential oils, or…

How we scored it

Bicyclic terpene alcohol C10H18O; whole molecule natural whether from essential-oil extraction or turpentine-derived fenchone reduction.
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

Extracted from fennel and other essential oils, or made by reducing fenchone derived from pine-tree turpentine. Both routes start from natural terpene feedstocks.

In plain English

A woody, camphor-like compound used as a fragrance ingredient. It occurs in fennel and other essential oils and can also be made from pine-tree turpentine.

Structure

2D structure of Fenchyl Alcohol

1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol

PubChem CID 15406 ↗

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. 2Fenchyl Alcohol. PubChem CID 15406. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3FENCHYL ALCOHOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4FENCHYL ALCOHOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=FENCHYL%20ALCOHOL