The International Fragrance Association has published a list of fragrance ingredients used in consumer goods by customers worldwide in a bid to create greater transparency within the industry.
Jean-Pierre Houri, IFRA director general, commented: “To support our drive for increased transparency, we have published an alphabetised list of fragrance ingredients used by IFRA affiliated members around the world. This list represents the industry’s palette of materials from which fragrances are formulated. We believe releasing information on our materials will help us in our efforts to communicate about the industry’s extensive safety program more comprehensively.”
The list of fragrance ingredients was generated from the IFRA 2008 Use Survey which is carried out on a regular basis among IFRA affiliated member companies, representing approximately 90% of the world’s production volume of fragrances. The list will be updated according to future results of the IFRA Use Survey. The ingredients on the list, both natural and synthetic, are listed alphabetically by their chemical name and their Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number.
Leading the initiative is the Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association (CCSPA), and in the United States, the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) and The Soap & Detergent Association (SDA).
“The publication of the Fragrance Industry list of ingredients is a move towards greater transparency while still protecting proprietary details of specific fragrance formulae,” explained Houri.
The list can be found on the IFRA website: www.ifraorg.org
