A fragrant, liquid alcohol that is naturally found in many essential oils. It has a soft, sweet, floral scent. People with sensitive skin should try to avoid it, or at least do a patch test before using it.
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
Botanical,
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Botanical,
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
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
Farnesol is an oil-soluble, colorless, liquid alcohol that is found naturally in many essential oils. It has a soft, sweet, floral scent and it is used in perfumery and skincare products as a fragrance.
It is able to emphasize the scent of other compounds and, due to this property, is used in the perfume industry as a solvent for other scented compounds.
Compounds like this are nowadays manufactured chemically, at the same time they can be isolated from various essential oils. When left unsealed, farnesol, like most other essential oils, can oxidize and form allergenic compounds.
People should be careful when using this oil and at least do a patch test first.
