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Common Perfumery Abbreviations

This document provides common abbreviations used in perfumery and flavor formulas, both for older vintage formulas and newer formulas. It includes abbreviations for materials, solvents, and other terms related to flavors. Some examples of material abbreviations are BdR for bois de rose, C for coumarin, and MA for musk ambrette. Solvent abbreviations include DEP for diethyl phthalate, EtOH for ethyl alcohol, and IPM for isopropyl myristate. Other abbreviations cover concepts like CP for cold pressed, NAT for natural, and WONF for with other natural flavors.

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Common Perfumery Abbreviations

This document provides common abbreviations used in perfumery and flavor formulas, both for older vintage formulas and newer formulas. It includes abbreviations for materials, solvents, and other terms related to flavors. Some examples of material abbreviations are BdR for bois de rose, C for coumarin, and MA for musk ambrette. Solvent abbreviations include DEP for diethyl phthalate, EtOH for ethyl alcohol, and IPM for isopropyl myristate. Other abbreviations cover concepts like CP for cold pressed, NAT for natural, and WONF for with other natural flavors.

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Common Perfumery and Flavor Abbreviations

Vintage / Older Formulas: (sometimes, older formulas may have only a 1-3 letters on the material line)

BdR = Bois de Rose = Rosewood = ( Linalool, basically…)

C = Coumarin

H = Heliotropin

MA = Musk Ambrette

MK = Musk Ketone

MX = Musk Xylene / Xylol

V = Vanillin

Newer Formulas

BA = Benzyl Acetate

BB =- Benzyl Benzoate

Cyl = cylic = Aldehyde C-11 undecylic

DEA = Diethyl Acetal - Like as in Acetaldehyde DEA

DMA = Dimethyl Acetal - Like as in Acetaldehyde DMA

DHM = Dihydromyrcenol

DMBC = Dimethyl Benzyl Carbinol

DMBCA = Dimethyl Benzyl Carbinyl Acetate

DMBCB = Dimethyl Benzyl Carbinyl Butyrate

EB = Ethylene Brassylate

Gx = gx = Galaxolide

HADMA = Hydratropaldehyde dimethyl acetal

HDXCL = HCL = Hydroxycitronellal (but HCl and HCL are so close, better to use more letters to avoid confusion). No one
needs [HCl Hydrochloric Acid] in Perfumes…

IBCH = Isobornyl Cyclo hexanol

IBQ = Iso Butyl Quinoline / IBQ2 = Iso Butyl Quinoline secondary

IES= Iso E Super

LA / (Helional) = LA here is in the context of a Schiff base and = Linalyl Anthranilate


Lenic = Enic= Aldehyde C-11 Undecylenic

MA / (Helional) = MA here is in the context of a Schiff base and = Methyl Anthranilate

MCP = Methyl cyclopentenolone, or Maple lactone

MOC = Methyl Octine Carbonate

MHC = Methyl Heptine Carbonate

MNA = Methyl nonyl aldehyde, or Aldehyde C-12 MNA

OTBCHA = Ortho Tertiary Butyl Cyclohexenyl Acetate

PADMA = Phenyl acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal

PCPA = Para Cresyl Phenylacetate

PEA = Phenyl ethyl alcohol - do not assume PEA is Phenyl ethyl acetate

PEPA = Phenyl ethyl phenyl acetate

PTBCHA = Para Tertiary butyl cyclohexenyl acetate

Solvents:

DEP = Diethyl Phthalate

DPG = Dipropylene Glycol

EtOH = ETOH = Ethyl Alcohol

IPA = Isopropyl Alcohol

IPM = Isopropyl Myristate

PG = Propylene Glycol

TEC = Triethyl Citrate

Also, if marked as “10% Alc.”, meaning it is diluted to 10% in Alcohol, assume ethyl alcohol

Others, and related to Flavors

CP = Cold Pressed

1X, 4X, 10X, 20X etc. = CP Folded citrus oils , at 4 times, or 10 times

Ct = Chemotype

FG = Flavor Grade

FCC = Food Chemicals Codex, used at the end of a material name to ID as a Food Safe product

FL = Flavors

FR = Fragrances
MD = Molecular Distillation

Me = Methyl

NAT = Natural

Neat = 100%, undiluted

OS = Oil Soluble

Phenethyl = Phenyl ethyl

P&N = Pure and Natural, a raw material guaranteed to be made from the source named in the product.

RES or Res = Resinoid

WS = Water soluble

WONF = With Other Natural Flavors

FTNF = From the Named Fruit


FCF, FC reduced = Furo-coumarin free or reduced

And some abbreviations which are not so famous but perfumers may use
them commonly:
• COL: Citronellol
• GOL: Geraniol
• NOL: Nerol
• LOL: Linalool
• LOLAc: Linalyl acetate
• COLAc: Citronellyl acetate
• LOLPoP: Linalyl propionate
• BOH: Benzyl alcohol
• StyAc: Styrallyl acetate
• TOL: Terpineol
• TOLAc: Terpinyl acetate

PK Note: I’ve never seen these above in use anywhere


But they do make sense…

PK Abbreviations:
rw = Real Weight, used on a formula to eliminate the dilution factor in a formula.

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