INCI ingredient

Benzyl Alcohol Limonene

Also listed as: Benzyl Alcohol

Benzyl Alcohol Limonene appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shower gels.

What it triggers

If a product lists Benzyl Alcohol Limonene, its fragrance-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

Benzyl Alcohol Limonene appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shower gels.

On the label it counts as fragrance, which is why a product that lists it cannot be fragrance-free.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: preservative, solvent, viscosity controlling, perfuming

in 3 products

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Functions listed by CosIng

preservative: Exclusively or mainly intended to inhibit the development of micro-organisms in the cosmetic product. All authorised preservatives are substances in the positive list of Annex V to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
solvent: Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
perfuming: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.

CAS 100-51-6 · EC 202-859-9

EU regulation

Listed in Annex III (ref. 45) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation. (a) Solvent (b) Fragrance/ aromatic compositions/ their raw materials III/45 and V/34

CosIng records a perfuming function for this ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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