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Amylcinnamyl Alcohol

A soft floral scent ingredient the EU makes brands name on the label, because a small number of people react to it.

What it does

It’s there only for its soft floral, slightly balsamic scent. EU rules make brands name it on the label above trace amounts because it can cause skin allergies. An EU science panel puts it in the middle group, with 11 to 100 reported cases.

The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a fragrance (adds scent).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗

The evidence, graded

expert consensusAmylcinnamyl alcohol, benzyl cinnamate, cinnamyl alcohol, farnesol and methyl 2-octynoate complete the EU's original list of 26 fragrance allergens labels must name. Cinnamyl alcohol and farnesol are in the EU scientific committee's top group, with over 100 reported allergy cases each. The other three have 11 to 100. A confirmed reaction to any of them is a real reason to avoid it.SCCS 2012 · European Commission SCCS ↗

Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.

Also known as

alpha-amylcinnamyl alcohol, 2-benzylidene heptanol

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