Major perfume reformulations Ep 8 of 9, 2023, Shorter ingredient lists again
Vintage DecantsPerfume reformulations 101:
**Note exact dates for reformulations may vary up to three years within the date I've listed depending on brand, or fragrance.(Per Ifra regulations)**
The 49th Amendment introduced a revised system for categorizing ingredients, leading to shorter ingredient lists (again) on product packaging.
Passed in 2020, the reformulated perfumes following IFRA's Amendment 49 began to emerge to the market around 2023, featuring 22 notable ingredient removals. Among these, the most significant change was the restriction/removal of butylphenyl methylpropional, commonly referred to as lilial. This synthetic compound, which mimicked the scent of lily of the valley, also served as a fixative with aromatic properties. Also other aroma chemicals such as Iso-E-Super/tetramethyl also faced new restrictions.
Its widespread application in perfumery meant that its removal impacted the longevity and aromatics of numerous fragrances, including YSL's Y EDT, Versace's Pour Homme, PDM's Layton and Dior's Diorella, Gucci Guilty Absolute, Hermes Terre D Hermes etc to name a few.
You can recognize this reformulation because the ingredient lists on boxes became shorter again.
You can look up records of this reformulation on Ifra's official website: https://ifrafragrance.org/standards-library?standardsAmendment=49
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