A synthetic fragrance ingredient used to recreate the scent of lilies, this ingredient also features fresh, green, and powdery notes. Butylphenyl Methylpropional was recently labeled as Toxic to Reproduction in the EU and will be banned in 2022.
Functions
Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrance ingredients add scent to a product or hide ('mask') the undesired aroma of other ingredients.
Fragrance
Fragrance
Fragrance ingredients add scent to a product or hide ('mask') the undesired aroma of other ingredients.
Origin
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Overview
Butylphenyl methylpropional is a synthetic fragrance ingredient that is supplied as a thin, colorless liquid. Used to recreate the scent of lilies, this ingredient also features fresh-green and powdery notes.
Butylphenyl methylpropional is known by the trade names Lilial or Lysmeral, and studies have demonstrated that there is potential for contact dermatitis from this ingredient.
According to the EU, this ingredient cannot be listed as a fragrance, but rather by its INCI, due to its potential allergenic effects.
