Table 10-5: Concentration of Fragrance Mix I ingredients in five prestige perfumes before and
after the regulation of the 26 fragrance allergens.
| Fragrance INCI name |
Concentration in the perfumes before regulation (5) |
Concentration in the perfumes after regulation (232) |
| In no. of perfumes |
Range % (w/w) |
Mean % (w/w) |
In no. of perfumes |
Range % (w/w) |
Mean % (w/w) |
| Note: * Due to interference by linalyl acetate, concentration of geraniol+linalyl acetate is
reported. |
| Geraniol* |
5 |
0.072-0.432 |
0.340 |
5 |
0.090-0.236 |
0.156 |
| Cinnamal |
2 |
0.002-0.002 |
0.002 |
0 |
- |
- |
| Hydroxy-citronellal |
5 |
0.222-0.979 |
0.615 |
5 |
0.015-0.478 |
0.169 |
| Cinnamyl alcohol |
4 |
0.068-0.232 |
0.147 |
0 |
- |
- |
| Eugenol |
5 |
0.032-0.738 |
0.337 |
2 |
0.001, 0.001 |
0.001 |
| Isoeugenol |
3 |
0.026-0.249 |
0.119 |
2 |
0.001, 0.004 |
0.003 |
| Amyl cinnamal |
1 |
0.019 |
0.019 |
0 |
- |
- |
Source:
SCCS,  Opinion on Fragrance allergens in cosmetic products, page 79
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