The ingredient, explained

Geraniol

Geraniol has published research relevant to cosmetic safety assessment.

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Ingredient guide

What it is and what it does

2‚6-Octadien-1-ol, 3‚7-dimethyl-, -2E--

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.
Tonic: Provides a pleasant sensation on skin or hair.

Function definitions: Danish Environmental Protection Agency: Cosmetic fragrance functions ↗ · European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗

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

Safety assessment

The report evaluated genetic toxicity, repeated exposure, reproductive toxicity and sensitization under its specified fragrance-exposure assumptions.

What this does not tell us

This safety assessment is conditional on its exposure scenarios and includes modelling; it is not proof of skincare benefit or absence of individual contact allergy.

Sources for this summary. PubMed 35940332 ↗

Research review checked Oct 1, 2026

Selective exact-identity review of 1 supplied local candidates and the targeted primary-source search recorded below. Bounded review, not a systematic search.

Review source 1 ↗

Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.

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Safety assessment
RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, geraniol, CAS registry number 106-24-1. ↗
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 2022

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