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Benzyl Cinnamate

Benzyl Cinnamate

A sweet, balsamic scent from natural resins — EU-labeled because it can cause allergic reactions in some people.

What it does

It’s there for its sweet, balsamic scent. It occurs naturally in balsam of Peru, tolu balsam and storax, and is also lab-made. EU rules make brands name it on the label above trace amounts because it can cause skin allergies, and people allergic to balsam of Peru sometimes react to it too.

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.

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