Allergen

EU regulated fragrance allergens

Under EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, 26 fragrance substances must be declared on the product label when present above 0.001% in leave-on products or 0.01% in rinse-off products.

Regulated allergens
25
Regulation
EU 1223/2009 Annex III

Source and verification note

CosIng Checker is an independent reference website built from publicly available European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials, including Annex II–VI datasets and the ingredient inventory.

Use these pages for research, discovery and comparison, but verify critical regulatory decisions against the official source text and current law.

All 26 allergens

Allergen 105-13-5

ANISE ALCOHOL

Anisyl alcohol, p-Methoxybenzyl alcohol

1 annex records
Allergen 118-58-1

BENZYL SALICYLATE

Benzoic acid 2-hydroxy- phenylmethyl ester

1 annex records
Allergen 104-55-2

CINNAMAL

Cinnamaldehyde

1 annex records
Allergen 5392-40-5

CITRAL

Geranial, Neral

1 annex records
Allergen 106-22-9

CITRONELLOL

3,7-Dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol

1 annex records
Allergen 91-64-5

COUMARIN

1-Benzopyran-2-one

1 annex records
Allergen 97-53-0

EUGENOL

4-Allyl-2-methoxyphenol

1 annex records
Allergen 4602-84-0

FARNESOL

3,7,11-Trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrien-1-ol

1 annex records
Allergen 106-24-1

GERANIOL

3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol

1 annex records
Allergen 101-86-0

HEXYL CINNAMAL

2-Phenylmethylideneoctanal, Hexyl cinnamaldehyde

1 annex records
Allergen 97-54-1

ISOEUGENOL

2-Methoxy-4-propenylphenol

1 annex records
Allergen 5989-27-5

LIMONENE

d-Limonene, Dipentene

1 annex records
Allergen 78-70-6

LINALOOL

3,7-Dimethyl-1,6-octadien-3-ol

1 annex records

About EU fragrance allergens

The 26 fragrance allergens listed here are substances identified as common sensitisers. EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 requires them to be declared by name in the ingredient list when their concentration exceeds defined thresholds.

Threshold limits: above 0.001% in leave-on products (creams, lotions, perfumes) and above 0.01% in rinse-off products (shampoos, shower gels, soaps).

Each allergen page links to its CosIng annex record when available, showing its regulatory context within Annex III restricted substances.