Bath & Body Works Black Cherry Merlot Gentle & Clean Foaming Hand Soap
No. No, Bath & Body Works Black Cherry Merlot Gentle & Clean Foaming Hand Soap is not fragrance-free.
It lists Fragrance (Parfum) and 1 fragrance allergen.
- Fragrance (Parfum)
- Benzyl Benzoate
Why
Fragrance-free means no perfume in the ingredient list. On a label perfume shows up as Parfum or Fragrance, as essential oils, and often as named allergens like Limonene and Linalool that brands have to declare in the EU.
No, Bath & Body Works Black Cherry Merlot Gentle & Clean Foaming Hand Soap is not fragrance-free. It lists Fragrance (Parfum) and 1 fragrance allergen.
This is not a safety warning. Perfume suits most people, but if your skin reacts or you are patch testing, this is the line you came for.
Full ingredient list
Water (Aqua, Eau), Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Propanediol, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Fragrance (Parfum), PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, PEG-10, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Disodium EDTA, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, BHT, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Benzyl Benzoate.
Highlighted names triggered a “No” on one of the six checks. Underlined names open the ingredient dictionary. Source list as recorded on Open Beauty Facts.
Fragrance-free bar soaps instead
Data: Open Beauty Facts, community database, ODbL license. Last checked 26 Aug 2026. Barcode 0667555840576.