Jasminum grandiflorum: flower oil, IFRA absolute, EU 357

According to the World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP, Kew), in the extract read on 21 September 2026, Jasminum grandiflorum L. is a name of rank “Species” with the status “Accepted”, placed in the family Oleaceae. In the essential oil hydrodistilled from freshly collected flowers of J. grandiflorum by Mansour et al. (2022), seventeen compounds, totalling 97.7 %, were identified. The IFRA Standard “Jasmine absolute (grandiflorum)” (Amendment 49, 2020), which concerns the absolute, carries the recommendation “RESTRICTION”.

Which name is accepted?

The WCVP record of Jasminum grandiflorum L. carries the identifier 351900.

According to POWO (Plants of the World Online, Kew), the native range of Jasminum grandiflorum L. is “Eritrea to Rwanda, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan to S. Central China”. POWO describes it as a “scrambling shrub” that grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

How was the hydrodistilled oil studied by Mansour et al. (2022) obtained?

According to Mansour et al. (2022), the fresh flowers of “Jasminum grandiflorum L.” (250 g) were collected early in the morning in May 2021 from the botanical garden of Kafr El-Sheikh University (Egypt), and were attested by a professor of ecology of the Faculty of Science of Mansoura University. The flower oils, including that of “Jasminum grandiflorum L.”, were extracted by hydrodistillation for “almost 8 h”, according to the European Pharmacopoeia (1975), using Clevenger’s cohobation apparatus. The collected oils were dehydrated over anhydrous sodium sulfate, then stored in sealed vials at low temperature until GC/MS analysis.

How was that oil analysed?

According to Mansour et al. (2022), the GC/MS analysis was carried out at the central laboratory of the Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences, Beni Suef (Egypt). The authors state that the identification of the components was confirmed by comparing their mass spectral fragmentation patterns and retention indices with previously reported literature, as well as with the NIST/ChemStation mass spectral database. The relative retention indices in the “R.R.I. calc.” column of their Table 1 were obtained experimentally in that study.

What did Mansour et al. (2022) measure in the hydrodistilled oil?

In the essential oil of freshly collected flowers of J. grandiflorum, seventeen compounds, totalling 97.7 %, were identified. According to the authors, esters and sesquiterpenes are the main constituents of that oil, at 49.4 % and 25.7 % respectively.

Which contents does Table 1 give for this sample?

Table 1 gives 32.4 % for “Benzyl acetate”. It gives 11.9 % for “(Z)-nerolidol”. It gives 8.5 % for “(Z)-jasmone”. It gives 7.4 % for “Benzyl benzoate”. It gives 6.2 % for “(Z)-caryophyllene”. It gives 3.6 % for “Linalool”. It gives 3.5 % for “Phytol”. It gives 3.4 % for “n-heneicosane”. It gives 2.5 % for “Methyl anthranilate”. It gives 2.5 % for “Benzyl salicylate”. It gives 1.8 % for “(Z)-methyl jasmonate”. It gives 1.6 % for “(Z)-methyl epijasmonate”. It gives 1.3 % for “n-hexadecane”. It gives 1.2 % for “n-nonadecane”. It gives 1.2 % for “Hexadecanoic acid”. It gives 1.1 % for “(3Z)-hexenyl benzoate”.

What does the IFRA Standard on Jasmine absolute (grandiflorum) say?

The IFRA Standard “Jasmine absolute (grandiflorum)” carries the publication date 2020 (Amendment 49) and mentions a previous publication in 2008. It covers the CAS numbers 8022-96-6, 8024-43-9, 90045-94-6 and 84776-64-7, listed for the absolute. According to the Standard, its scope includes, but is not limited to, the CAS numbers indicated, and any other CAS number used to identify this fragrance ingredient should be considered in scope as well. Its synonyms include “Jasmine absolute (Jasminum grandiflorum L.)” and “Jasminum grandiflorum absolute”.

The recommendation of the Standard is “RESTRICTION”. The intrinsic property driving its risk management is dermal sensitization (“DERMAL SENSITIZATION”), stated for the absolute. According to the Standard, the Expert Panel for Fragrance Safety reviewed all the available data on “Jasmine absolute (grandiflorum)” and recommends concentrations for 12 product categories, which are the maximum acceptable concentrations of this absolute in those categories.

The implementation dates are 10 February 2021 for new creations and 10 February 2022 for existing creations; they apply to the supply of fragrance mixtures (formulas) only, not to finished consumer products on the market. The Standard is based on at least one of the publications it lists, including the RIFM safety assessment on “Jasmine absolute (grandiflorum)” if it is available at the RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment Center.

What does Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 add to Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009?

Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 adds to Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 entry 357, named “Jasminum grandiflorum / officinale oil and extract” and marked with note (*4), with the INCI names “Jasminum Grandiflorum Flower Extract”, “Jasminum Officinale Oil” and “Jasminum Officinale Flower Extract”. Its CAS number column reads 84776-64-7, 90045-94-6, 8022-96-6, 8024-43-9 and 90045-94-6, and its EC number column reads, as written, “283-993-5/”, “289-960-1/ -/”, “-” and “289-960-1”; the cell does not link the numbers to the INCI names one by one. Under that entry, the regulation states that the presence of the substance or substances is to be indicated as “Jasmine Oil/Extract” in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when their concentration exceeds 0.001 % in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products. According to note (*4), cosmetic products containing that substance that do not comply with the restriction(s) “may” be placed on the Union market until 31 July 2026 and made available on the Union market until 31 July 2028.

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References

• Govaerts R. (ed.), World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — https://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/wcvp.zip
• Mansour K.A., El-Neketi M., Lahloub M.-F., Elbermawi A., « Nanoemulsions of Jasminum humile L. and Jasminum grandiflorum L. Essential Oils: An Approach to Enhance Their Cytotoxic and Antiviral Effects », Molecules 2022;27(11):3639, doi:10.3390/molecules27113639 — https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/PMC9182578/fullTextXML
• International Fragrance Association (IFRA), IFRA Standard « Jasmine absolute (grandiflorum) », Amendment 49, 2020 — https://d3t14p1xronwr0.cloudfront.net/docs/standards/IFRA_STD_049.pdf
• Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 of 26 July 2023 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards labelling of fragrance allergens in cosmetic products — https://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32023R1545
• Plants of the World Online (POWO), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, taxon page « Jasminum grandiflorum L. », archived copy of 24/11/2025 (Internet Archive) — https://web.archive.org/web/20251124052326id_/https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328130-2