Database/Perfuming/Neryl Acetate
Route-dependent · ISO 16128

Is Neryl Acetate natural?

It depends. The nerol half is natural origin from essential oils or pine-turpentine myrcene and petrochemical from isobutylene-based citral; the acetyl half is petrochemical either way.

INCI nameNeryl Acetate
CAS141-12-8
FormulaC12H20O2 · 196.29 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockNerol, from essential oils, pine-turpentine myrcene or petrochemical…

Why the score varies

This ingredient is made commercially by more than one route, and ISO 16128 scores the feedstock actually used. Without a supplier certificate of origin the value cannot be claimed.

RouteFeedstockNOIShareNotes
natural or pine-derived nerolnerol isolated from neroli, petitgrain and other essential oils or made from pine-turpentine myrcene, esterified with acetic acid (petrochemical)0.78most gradesnerol fragment 153.3 Da natural of 196.3 Da; the acetic acid acyl 43.0 Da is petrochemical
petrochemical nerolnerol from isobutylene-based citral, esterified with acetic acid (petrochemical)0.00bulk gradesno natural-origin atoms
Ask your supplier. A batch-specific certificate of origin or bio-based carbon test (ASTM D6866) settles which route applies.

How we scored it

Nerol fragment 153.3 Da + acetic acid acyl 43.0 Da = 196.3 Da. Natural or pine-derived nerol: 153.3/196.3 = 0.78; nerol from isobutylene-based citral: 0.00. Acetyl is petrochemical by this site's convention.
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

Nerol, from essential oils, pine-turpentine myrcene or petrochemical citral, esterified with acetic acid.

In plain English

A fragrance ingredient with a sweet, rose-citrus scent used in perfumes. Made by combining nerol, a natural terpene alcohol from citrus-type plant oils, with acetic acid.

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Structure

2D structure of Neryl Acetate

[(2Z)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl] acetate

PubChem CID 1549025 ↗

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. 2Neryl Acetate. PubChem CID 1549025. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3NERYL ACETATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4NERYL ACETATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=NERYL%20ACETATE