Fragrance Allergens in Cosmetics

Fragrance is the number one cause of cosmetic contact allergy. The term "Parfum" can hide 3,000+ individual chemicals, many of which are known allergens. The EU requires 26 fragrance allergens to be individually declared on labels.

High Risk

Fragrance🔴 High Risk Cinnamal🔴 High Risk Isoeugenol🔴 High Risk Evernia Prunastri Extract🔴 High Risk Evernia Furfuracea Extract🔴 High Risk Butylphenyl Methylpropional🔴 High Risk Cinnamon Bark Oil🔴 High Risk Balsam of Peru🔴 High Risk

Medium Risk

Linalool🟡 Medium Risk Limonene🟡 Medium Risk Citronellol🟡 Medium Risk Geraniol🟡 Medium Risk Eugenol🟡 Medium Risk Coumarin🟡 Medium Risk Hexyl Cinnamal🟡 Medium Risk Benzyl Salicylate🟡 Medium Risk Citral🟡 Medium Risk Farnesol🟡 Medium Risk Hydroxycitronellal🟡 Medium Risk Cinnamyl Alcohol🟡 Medium Risk Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone🟡 Medium Risk Lavender Oil🟡 Medium Risk Bergamot Oil🟡 Medium Risk

Lower Risk Alternatives

Sandalwood Oil✅ Low Risk Neroli Oil✅ Low Risk Frankincense Oil✅ Low Risk

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