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List of Fragrance Allergens

Find out more on the new Fragrance Allergens that are now required to be listed on labels.

Recently, the EU regulations on Fragrance labeling changed. The list of Fragrance allergens that need to be declared grew from 24 to more than 80. Instead of just looking out for Parfum, Aroma and a couple of known ones like Limonene, Linaloon and Eugenol, there will be more ingredients to look out for. Without further ado, here's the list:

 

  • 3-Propylidenephthalide - spicy herbaceous
  • 6-Methyl Coumarin - intense sweet vanilla
  • Acetyl Cedrene - strong woody odor
  • Alpha-isomethyl Ionone - powdery, woody and floral scent, very similar to violet
  • Alpha-Terpinene - floral pine woody
  • Amyl Cinnamal - soft-floral Jasmine
  • Amyl Cinnamyl Alcohol - light-floral, sweet like cinnamon
  • Amyl Salicylate - sweet herbaceous, green but floral
  • Anethole - licorice, anise
  • Anise Alcohol - floral powdery anise
  • Benzaldehyde - strong sharp almond-like
  • Benzyl Alcohol - sweet floral, rose with slight almond
  • Benzyl Benzoate - sweet balsamic scent
  • Benzyl Cinnamate - spicy, balsamic, floral
  • Benzyl Salicylate - slight-floral, spicy, balsamic
  • Beta-Caryophyllene - woody spicy, clove
  • Butylphenyl Methylpropional - strong floral, lillies
  • Camphor - medicinal minty
  • Cananga Odorata Oil/Extract -sweet floral, jasmine custard, chanel no 5
  • Carvone - sweet minty
  • Cedrus Atlantica Oil/ Extract - warm, woody earthy
  • Cinnamal - cinammon
  • Cinnamomum Cassia Leaf Oil - Spicy cinnamon
  • Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Oil - spicy cinnamon
  • Cinnamyl Alcohol - fresh, sweet, powdery, cinnamon, spicy
  • Citral - includes Geranial and Neral
  • Citral - zesty citrus
  • Citronellol - clean rose
  • Citronellol - fresh rose
  • Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil - floral lemon and orange
  • Citrus Aurantium Flower Oil - floral citrusy
  • Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil - floral lemon and orange
  • Citrus Limon Peel Oil - Citrus
  • Coumarin - sweet and powdery
  • Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate - fruity floral jasmine
  • Eucalyptus Globulus Oil - woody camphorous
  • Eugenia Caryophyllus Oil - woody spicy warm
  • Eugenol - spicy clove-like scent
  • Eugenyl Acetate - fresh, sweet, spicy
  • Evernia Furfuracea Extract - woody sharp, slightly sweet
  • Evernia Prunastri Extract - deep mossy, intense woody
  • Farnesol - mild delicate green scent
  • Geraniol - rose-like scent
  • Geranyl Acetate - floral fruity rose
  • Hexadecanolactone - Musk
  • Hexamethylindanopyran - clean sweet musk floral woody
  • Hexyl Cinnamal - jasmine-like scent
  • Hydroxycitronellal - sweet floral, refreshing scent
  • Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde (HICC)* - soft-floral, sometimes used as a masking agent
  • Isoeugenol - spicy, woody, floral
  • Isoeugenyl Acetate - sweet spicy powdery carnation
  • Jasmine Oil/Extract - floral, musky
  • Juniperus Virginiana Oil - sweet woody
  • Laurus Nobilis Leaf Oil -sweet spicy nutmeg
  • Lavandula Oil/ Extract - lavender
  • Lemongrass Oil - floral slight musk
  • Limonene - lemon like
  • Linalool - fresh flora, lavender
  • Lippia citriodora absolute (Verbena) - lemony, woody, green
  • Lynalyl Acetate - floral sweet and citrusy
  • Mentha Piperita Oil - Peppermint
  • Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil - Sweet mint
  • Menthol - Mint
  • Methyl 2-octynoate - fruity, green pear
  • Methyl Salicylate - mint
  • Myroxylon Pereirae Oil/ Extract - sweet balsamic woody
  • Narcissus Extract - green floral herbaceous
  • Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil - rose geranium
  • Pinene - Piney
  • Pinus Mugo - green scent of leaves
  • Pinus Pumila -green scent of leaves
  • Pogostemon Cablin Oil - strong woody earthy
  • Rose Flower Oil/Extract - rose
  • Rose Ketones -rose raspberry apple
  • Salicylaldehyde - bitter almond
  • Santalol - distinct spicy, woody odor
  • Santalum Album Oil - woody green, sandalwood
  • Sclareol - sweet balsamic, clary sage
  • Terpineol - floral pine woody
  • Terpinolene - fresh woody
  • Tetramethylacetyloctahydronaphthalenes - clean woody
  • Trimethylbenzyenepropanol (Manjantol) - floral, lily
  • Trimethylcyclopentenyl Methylisopentenol - woody, sandalwood
  • Turpentine - balsamic woody
  • Vanillin - Vanilla