Clairol Natural Instincts Hair Colour 5 Medium Brown Semi Permanent each
No. No, Clairol Natural Instincts Hair Colour 5 Medium Brown Semi Permanent each is not fragrance-free.
It lists Parfum/Fragrance and 3 fragrance allergens.
- Parfum/Fragrance
- Benzyl Benzoate
- Hexyl Cinnamal
- Linalool
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, Clairol Natural Instincts Hair Colour 5 Medium Brown Semi Permanent each is not fragrance-free. It lists Parfum/Fragrance and 3 fragrance allergens.
Benzyl Alcohol is a preservative that can also carry scent; on its own it does not make a product fragranced.
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
Colour Creamaqua/Water/Eau, Propylene Glycol, Ethanolamine, Cetearyl Alcohol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Citric Acid, Sodium Sulfite, Parfum/Fragrance, Dicaprylyl Phosphate, Ascorbic Acid, Ceteth-10 Phosphate, Steareth-20, Xanthan Gum, M-aminophenol, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Titanium Dioxide, 4-amino-2-hydroxytoluene, Tocopheryl Acetate, 2-methoxymethyl-p-phenylenediamine.activatoraqua/Water/Eau, Paraffinum Liquidum/Mineral Oil/Huile Minrale, Hydrogen Peroxide, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Salicylic Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Disodium Phosphate, Disodium Pyrophosphate, Sodium Stannate, Etidronic Acid.conditioneraqua/Water/Eau, Bis-hydroxy/Methoxy Amodimethicone, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Glutamic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Histidine, EDTA, Sodium Chloride, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Magnesium Nitrate, Trimethylolpropane, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Magnesium Chloride, Methylisothiazolinone, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate.
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.
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Data: Open Beauty Facts, community database, ODbL license. Last checked 26 Aug 2026. Barcode 3614228302470.