Database/Perfuming/Nerolidol
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Nerolidol natural?

Yes. Nerolidol is obtained from essential oils or made from natural pine-turpentine terpenes; no significant fully-petrochemical commercial route exists.

INCI nameNerolidol
CAS142-50-7
FormulaC15H26O · 222.37 Da
FunctionPerfuming · Denaturant
FeedstockNerolidol occurs naturally in cabreuva, neroli and many…

How we scored it

Whole C15H26O sesquiterpene alcohol traceable to natural terpene feedstocks (essential-oil extraction or turpentine-derived semi-synthesis) = 1.0.
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

Nerolidol occurs naturally in cabreuva, neroli and many other essential oils, from which it can be extracted directly. Much commercial supply is semi-synthesised from natural turpentine-derived terpenes.

In plain English

A woody, floral-scented compound found in many plants such as ginger, jasmine and cabreuva wood. Used as a fragrance ingredient and skin conditioner in cosmetics.

CosIng definition: Nerolidol is the organic compound that conforms to the formula

Structure

2D structure of Nerolidol

(6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-1,6,10-trien-3-ol

PubChem CID 5284507 ↗

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. 2Nerolidol. PubChem CID 5284507. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3NEROLIDOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4NEROLIDOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NEROLIDOL