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EU AllergenCAS 107-75-5

HYDROXYCITRONELLAL — EU Regulated Fragrance Allergen

7-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal

HYDROXYCITRONELLAL is one of 26 fragrance substances required to be declared by INCI name on EU cosmetic product labels under Regulation 1223/2009. Declaration is mandatory when concentration exceeds 0.001% in leave-on products or 0.01% in rinse-off products.

This page links HYDROXYCITRONELLAL to 1 annex record in the EU cosmetics dataset. Declared on the label when present above 0.001% in leave-on products or 0.01% in rinse-off products under EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 Annex III.

Leave-on products
> 0.001%
Label declaration required
Rinse-off products
> 0.01%
Label declaration required
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Regulatory status

INCI name

HYDROXYCITRONELLAL

CAS number

107-75-5

Synonyms

7-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal

Declaration requirement

Must be declared on the cosmetic product label when present above 0.001% in leave-on products or above 0.01% in rinse-off products.

Legal basis

EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, Annex III

Annex records for HYDROXYCITRONELLAL

Why HYDROXYCITRONELLAL matters for EU labelling

HYDROXYCITRONELLAL is one of the 26 fragrance substances that must be declared by INCI name on cosmetic product labels when the finished product exceeds the EU threshold. This page currently links HYDROXYCITRONELLAL to 1 annex record alongside the core allergen-labelling rule.

Declared on the label when present above 0.001% in leave-on products or 0.01% in rinse-off products under EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 Annex III.

Allergen declaration is a labelling obligation, not an automatic ban. If additional Annex II or Annex III conditions apply through the linked records above, those conditions must be checked separately from the label declaration thresholds.

Frequently asked questions

HYDROXYCITRONELLAL is not banned in EU cosmetics — it is a regulated fragrance allergen subject to mandatory labelling. It must be declared by its INCI name on the product label when present above 0.001% in leave-on products or 0.01% in rinse-off products. Some allergens may additionally be restricted or prohibited under Annex II or III; check the linked records above.

Declaration of HYDROXYCITRONELLAL is mandatory when the concentration exceeds 0.001% (10 ppm) in leave-on cosmetic products or 0.01% (100 ppm) in rinse-off products. Below these thresholds, label declaration is not required but may be made voluntarily.

The concentration threshold applies to the allergen in the finished product. When the allergen is contributed by a fragrance blend, the allergen content of the blend (provided by the fragrance supplier) must be multiplied by the percentage of blend used in the formula. If the calculated total allergen concentration exceeds the threshold, it must be declared on the label.

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CAS 107-75-5 identifies HYDROXYCITRONELLAL in the EU regulatory databases. The annex records linked above show all Annex II–VI entries that share this CAS number, including any additional restriction or prohibition conditions beyond the allergen labelling requirement.

Source note for HYDROXYCITRONELLAL

This page combines the EU allergen-labelling rule for HYDROXYCITRONELLAL with 1 linked Annex II–VI record drawn from the current local dataset.

Use this page to review labelling logic for HYDROXYCITRONELLAL, but verify any final compliance decision against the current official allergen rules, annex text and source files.

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Tools & next steps

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All 26 allergens

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Annex entries by CAS

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