Table 10-4: Frequency in 516 consumer products of the 26 fragrance substances that are required
to be labelled in cosmetics* (115).
| Fragrance substance INCI name |
% Product containing the chemical |
Note: * Consumer Products: Cosmetics and household products with labelling of the 26 fragrance
allergens. The content of these fragrances was confirmed by chemical analysis. |
| D-Limonene |
48.3 |
| Linalool |
35.8 |
| Butyl phenyl methyl propional |
24.8 |
| Geraniol |
22.1 |
| Alpha-isomethyl ionone |
21.7 |
| Hexyl cinnamal |
21.3 |
| Citonellol |
21.1 |
| Benzyl salicylate |
18.6 |
| Coumarin |
17.0 |
| Eugenol |
15.7 |
| Benzyl alcohol |
15.3 |
| Benzyl benzoate |
14.7 |
| Hydroxyisohexyl-3-cyclohexene carboxyaldehyde |
12.8 |
| Citral |
11.6 |
| Hydroxycitronellal |
10.8 |
| Amyl Cinnamal |
7.9 |
| Anise alcohol |
7.0 |
| Cinnamyl alcohol |
6.4 |
| Farnesol |
3.9 |
| Isoeugenol |
3.1 |
| Cinnamal |
2.5 |
| Benzyl cinnamate |
2.3 |
| Amylcinnamyl alcohol |
1.9 |
| Methyl-2-octynoate |
1.0 |
| Evernia prunastri▪/oak moss |
0.8 |
| Evernia furfuracea▪/tree moss |
0.4 |
Source:
SCCS, 
Opinion on Fragrance allergens in cosmetic products, pages 77-78