Description

Vanillyl Butyl Ether is an aromatic compound primarily used in skincare and haircare products for its sensory enhancement and fragrance properties. Known for its warm, sweet scent reminiscent of vanilla, it also possesses soothing and anti-irritant properties.

Chemical Composition and Structure:

Vanillyl Butyl Ether is a synthetic ester derived from vanillin and butylic acid. It has a chemical structure featuring a vanillyl group attached to a butyl group, contributing to its distinctive fragrance and low chemical reactivity.

Physical Properties:

Vanillyl Butyl Ether is typically a clear, colorless to slightly yellow liquid. It is soluble in oils and organic solvents but only sparingly soluble in water. Its physical characteristics include a specific boiling point and density, which can vary based on environmental conditions and purity.

Production Process:

Chemical Synthesis:
Reaction: Produced through a chemical reaction between vanillin and butylic acid. This reaction is conducted under controlled temperature and pH conditions.
Purification: Post-synthesis, the compound is purified to remove any impurities and meet the required specifications. This step may involve distillation or other purification methods.
Quality Control:
Testing: The compound undergoes rigorous testing to ensure it meets quality and purity standards. This includes analyzing its physical and chemical properties.

Applications:

Cosmetics: Utilized in skincare and haircare products for its pleasant scent and soothing properties, enhancing the overall sensory experience.
Fragrance: Added to perfumes and fragrances to impart warm, vanilla-like notes and enrich olfactory profiles.
Anti-Irritant Treatments: Included in products designed to calm and soothe sensitive or irritated skin.

Environmental and Safety Considerations:

Generally regarded as safe for topical application. However, like all extracts, it should be used according to established guidelines to avoid potential allergic reactions or skin irritations. It is important to ensure that the product is sustainably sourced and free from harmful chemicals.

INCI Functions:


Hair conditioning agent. A significant number of ingredients with specific and targeted purposes may co-exist in hair shampoo formulations: cleansers, conditioners, thickeners, matting agents, sequestering agents, fragrances, preservatives, special additives. However, the indispensable ingredients are the cleansers and conditioners as they are necessary and sufficient for hair cleansing and manageability. The others act as commercial and non-essential auxiliaries such as: appearance, fragrance, colouring, etc. Hair conditioning agents have the task of increasing shine, manageability and volume, and reducing static electricity, especially after treatments such as colouring, ironing, waving, drying and brushing. They are, in practice, dispersants that may contain cationic surfactants, thickeners, emollients, polymers. The typology of hair conditioning agents includes: intensive conditioners, instant conditioners, thickening conditioners, drying conditioners. They can perform their task generally accompanied by other different ingredients.

Fragrance. It plays a very important role in the formulation of cosmetic products as it provides the possibility of enhancing, masking or adding fragrance to the final product, increasing its marketability. It is able to create a perceptible pleasant odour, masking a bad smell. The consumer always expects to find a pleasant or distinctive scent in a cosmetic product.

Oral care agent. This ingredient can be placed in the oral cavity to improve and/or maintain oral hygiene and health, to prevent or improve a disorder of the teeth, gums, mucous membrane. It provides cosmetic effects to the oral cavity as a protector, cleanser, deodorant.

Skin conditioning agent. It is the mainstay of topical skin treatment as it has the function of restoring, increasing or improving skin tolerance to external factors, including melanocyte tolerance. The most important function of the conditioning agent is to prevent skin dehydration, but the subject is rather complex and involves emollients and humectants that can be added in the formulation.
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CAS: 82654-98-6 EC number 444-010-7 UNII S2ULN37C9R