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INCI ingredient

Limonene

Also listed as: Limonène, Limonene), Limonene (Limonene), Limonene'

A citrus-scented fragrance allergen that EU labels must declare when it is present above a small threshold.

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 Limonene, its fragrance-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Limonene is the molecule that smells of orange peel. It arrives in a product through a perfume blend or through citrus essential oils, and EU rules make brands list it by name when it passes a set concentration.

Seeing it on a label means the product is scented, so the fragrance-free answer is no.

Functions: fragrance, declared allergen

Products with Limonene

in 4,543 products

Showing 24 of 4,543 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • deodorant
  • solvent
  • perfuming
  • deodorant: Reducing and/or eluminating unpleasant odour. Contributing against the formation of malodour on body surfaces.
  • solvent: Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
  • perfuming: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.

CAS 138-86-3 · EC 205-341-0/931-893-3

EU regulation

Listed in Annex III (ref. 88) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation. III/88 III/167 III/168

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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