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When do I need an IFRA certificate?

IFRA certificates are essential for the safety of perfumes and essential oils.

What is IFRA?
IFRA stands for the International Fragrance Association. As the formula for perfume are trade secrets, IFRA has developed a Code of Practice to manage the safe use of fragrance. The IFRA Standards ban, limit or set criteria for the use of certain ingredients, based on scientific evidence and consumer insights. Their purpose is to promote the safe use of fragrance ingredients and mixtures.
They do this by presenting allergens that are not allowed or restricted that every perfume and essential oil supplier must adhere to by giving an IFRA statement, and ensuring safe use concentrations.


What are IFRA statements and why are they needed?
IFRA statements are documents provided by perfume and essential oil suppliers which indicate how much their raw material can be present in the final product.
They make these type of documents to ensure safety, while the formula of the perfume composition remains secret. The IFRA statements contains information on the maximum allowed concentration per producttype category.
SkinConsult uses IFRA statements to check the maximum level of use in the final product against the amount you used in the final product. These IFRA statements will be added to the raw material documentation.
Your PIF also requires an allergen statement, please see the this

So, IFRA statements are mandatory to ensure safety of use for perfumes, aroma's and essential oils.

What IFRA statements does SkinConsult Accept?

On June 30th 2023, IFRA released the 51st Amendment to the IFRA Standards. We are requesting IFRA 51st Amendment statements for all perfumes, aromas and essential oils.

In the 51st Amendment substance '3-Acetyl-2,5-dimethylfuran' is forbidden. For the restricted materials please see the Index of IFRA Standards for the 51st Amendment. The following implementation timelines are described:
 
For new creations
August 30, 2023 for forbidden substances
March 30, 2024 for restricted substances
 
For existing creations
July 30, 2024 for forbidden substances
October 30, 2025 for restricted substances



What does a correct IFRA statement/certificate look like?
An IFRA statement requires:

  • The supplier name and signature
  • The perfume/essential oil name
  • 12 IFRA classes and maximum concentration of use
  • Optional: An Annex with a description of the distinct classes

    For example:


How does this impact your fragrance ingredients in our system?
For existing raw materials in our database we will only accept the 51st Amendment from October 30, 2025. Please check your Raw Materials Vault and provide us with updated IFRA statements so all of your (future) products are compliant!

When you go to your Raw Materials Vault, you can quickly check the amount of Raw Materials that still need updating:
In this case, we would need 3 (for 48th) + 21 (for 49th) + 13 (for 50th) = 37 new IFRA 51st statements in order to let all your Raw Materials be compliant.
You can easily click the EXPORT AS EXCEL button to get an Excel file of all the Raw Materials that need their IFRA statements updated.

If you have received updated documentation from your supplier, use this page to find out how to upload the new documentation for your Raw Material.


We hope to have informed you of IFRA certificates and which amendments we accept. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us at office@skinconsult.com


Remember: safety first!