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