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Ingredient

Benzyl Alcohol

Used both as a preservative and as a fragrance component. It is one of the fragrance substances EU rules require to be named on the label.

What it does

  • Preservative

    Keeps the product free of microbial growth in use.

  • Solvent

    Dissolves and carries the other ingredients.

  • Fragrance

    Gives the product its scent, or masks a base odour.

What we tell people

  • Declared fragrance allergen

    This product declares one or more of the fragrance substances that EU labelling rules require to be named individually.

    Why: Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 requires certain fragrance substances to be named on the label above a threshold. Their presence is a labelling fact, not a prediction that anybody will react.

Regulatory position

Tied to a named instrument rather than summarised. Presence in an ingredient glossary is not evidence that a substance is permitted at any concentration or for any purpose.

  • EU · restricted

    Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex V, entry 34 / Annex III

    Maximum 1 % w/w as a preservative

    Also subject to individual fragrance labelling above 0.001% in leave-on and 0.01% in rinse-off products.

Reference

CAS number
100-51-6
In our catalogue
125 products

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