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INCI ingredient

Citronellol

Also listed as: Citronellol//&quot, (Citronellol), Citronellol), čitronellol

A rose-and-citronella scented fragrance allergen that EU labels must declare.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceYescounts as fragrance
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

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

What it does

Citronellol is found in rose and geranium oils and in many perfume blends. EU rules require it to be named when present above a small threshold.

Its presence means the product is scented.

Functions: fragrance, declared allergen

Products with Citronellol

in 2,246 products

Showing 24 of 2,246 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • perfuming
  • perfuming: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.

CAS 106-22-9 / 26489-01-0 / 7540-51-4 / 1117-61-9 · EC 203-375-0 / 247-737-6 / 231-415-7 / 214-250-5

EU regulation

Listed in Annex III (ref. 86) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation. III/86

CosIng records a perfuming function for this ingredient.

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

Fragrance-free instead

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