Database/Perfuming/Hexyl Benzoate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Hexyl Benzoate natural?

No. Benzoate is a petrochemical aromatic; the short-chain hexanol is not a C8+ oleochemical fatty alcohol either.

INCI nameHexyl Benzoate
CAS6789-88-4
FormulaC13H18O2 · 206.28 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockMade by esterifying petrochemical hexanol with petrochemical benzoic…

How we scored it

Ester of hexanol (C6, below the C8 oleochemical cutoff, treated as petrochemical) + benzoic acid (petrochemical aromatic). Both fragments 0 -> 0.0.
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

Made by esterifying petrochemical hexanol with petrochemical benzoic acid. No commercially significant natural route for this ester.

In plain English

A fragrance ingredient that adds a sweet, balsamic scent. It is made synthetically from petrochemical building blocks, not extracted from a plant.

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Structure

2D structure of Hexyl Benzoate

hexyl benzoate

PubChem CID 23235 ↗

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. 2Hexyl Benzoate. PubChem CID 23235. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3HEXYL BENZOATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4HEXYL BENZOATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HEXYL%20BENZOATE