Caredermis

Hydroxycitronellal

Severity 5/10

fragrance

Is Hydroxycitronellal safe?

Hydroxycitronellal carries moderate concerns worth knowing about (allergy risk).

In plain language

A synthetic lily-of-the-valley scent and well-documented contact allergen.

A Caredermis plain-language explanation to help you read the label — not a regulator statement. The sourced facts are the classifications and status shown on this page.

Documented concerns

Each concern below is drawn from official data — see the cited sources ↓

Allergy risk

5/10

EU-declarable allergen; use concentrations limited by industry standards.

Official regulatory status

Pulled directly from official regulatory datasets and expert reviews — not our own judgement.

EU cosmetics: Restricted

EU SCCS safety opinions

  • · Opinion concerning Essential Oils
  • · Opinion concerning Fragrance Allergy in Consumers - A Review of the Problem - Analysis of the need for appropriate Consumer Information and Identification of Consumer Allergens
  • · Opinion concerning the Interim Position on Fragrance Allergy
  • · Memorandum on the SCCNFP Opinion concerning Fragrance Allergy,An Initial List of Perfumery Materials which must not form part of Cosmetic products except subject to the restrictions and conditions laid down
Read SCCS opinions ↗

Guidance by skin profile

Caredermis editorial guidance based on the concerns above — checked against the official records on every build, but not itself a regulator statement.

  • Sensitive skinUse with caution
  • Oily & acne-proneNo specific concern
  • Dry skinNo specific concern
  • PregnancyNo specific concern
  • Babies & kidsNo specific concern
  • Eczema-proneHigh caution

Sources

Each authority below is shown only because our ingested copy of its data lists Hydroxycitronellal — not because we asserted it. Follow a link to verify the classification or regulation directly.

See our methodology for how these map to concern levels. Informational only — not medical advice.

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