Ro
Rose Extract
Rosa Damascena Flower Extract · Rosa Damascena Flower Water
Usually just distilled rose water — a light hydrator and a scent. It can be a fragrance allergen for some people.
What it does
Claims that it helps with aging aren’t well supported. Some people are allergic to it: citronellol, geraniol and eugenol from rose are on the EU’s list of fragrance allergens.
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
moderateFragrance, essential oils, denatured alcohol and certain preservatives (methylisothiazolinone, the formaldehyde-releasers) are the usual suspects on sensitive skin. In the patch-test data read here — patients whose dermatitis was linked to a cleanser — the preservative quaternium-15 topped the list at 11.2% and fragrance mix I came fifth at 7.7%. Test a new product on a small patch of skin before you use it on your face.Warshaw 2018 · Dermatitis ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
Also known as
rosa damascena, rose flower extract
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