parfum

English translation: fragrance/perfume

13:09 Nov 30, 2009

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / spectrometry

French term or phrase: parfum

Context:
'Excipients: tétracémate disodique, stéarate de polyoxy-éthylène glycol 40. vaseline blanche, huile de vaseline épaisse, alcool stéarilique. polymere carboxyvinylique, hydroxyde de sodium, parfum, eau déminéralisée.'

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English translation:fragrance/perfume

Explanation:
depends on the product

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Dr Lofthouse
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Local time: 20:36

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4 +9

fragrance/perfume

Dr Lofthouse

5 +1

parfum

SJLD

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12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

parfum (here)

fragrance/perfume

Explanation:
depends on the product

Dr Lofthouse
France
Local time: 20:36
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks Dr Lofthouse

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

parfum

Explanation:
Does not change in INCI nomenclature

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http://www.specialchem4cosmetics.com/services/inci/index.asp...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-11-30 17:07:51 GMT)
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Looks more like a list of ingredients than excipients BTW.

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EU regulations for labelling cosmetic ingredients:

http://www.alchemycompliance.com/cosmetic-product-labelling....

An ingredient must be identified by the common name referred to in Article 7(2) (common ingredients nomenclature – INCI names) or, failing that, by one of the names referred to in Article 5a (2), first indent (CTFA name, European Pharmacopoeia name, those recommended by the WHO, EINECS names, IUPAC, CAS and colour index numbers).

I always play safe and use the INCI names for EU docs.

I believe they are also mandatory in the US and Canada.

Canadian document:

http://www.premiumbeautynews.com/IMG/pdf/guide-ingredient-en...

The Cosmetic Regulations require that the INCI terms “parfum” and “aroma” are used for fragrance and flavour ingredients, respectively.

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From the EU regulations:

General terms: For ‘ingredients’: INGREDIENTS; for ‘perfume’: PARFUM; for ‘flavour’: AROMA. For ‘may contain’: precede the ingredients list by the sign ‘+/–’ and enclose all in square brackets, eg [+/– CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, CI 77891].

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