The ingredient, explained

Citronellol

Citronellol has published research relevant to the stated experimental context.

Perfuming

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Ingredient guide

What it is and what it does

3‚7-Dimethyl-6-octen-1-ol

About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗

Perfuming: A formulation role for perfume and aromatic raw materials that give a product its scent.

Function definitions: Danish Environmental Protection Agency: Cosmetic fragrance functions ↗

Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.

A closer look

What the research shows

Human contact allergy research

Positive reactions to citronellol occurred in 2.5% of the 367 fragrance-mix-positive patients receiving complete constituent testing.

What this does not tell us

This selected patch-test subgroup does not estimate allergy frequency in cosmetic users or prove every fragrance formula has the same risk.

Sources for this summary. PubMed 20946454 ↗

Research review checked Oct 1, 2026

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