- Type
- Fragrance allergen
- How serious
- Moderate severity
- Evidence
- Strong evidence
Why it is flagged
Banned from EU cosmetics from 2021 after it proved a leading cause of fragrance contact allergy. Finding it on a current label is reason to check how old the product is.
Health topics it bears on
Sources
- Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning the Disclosure of Cosmetic Ingredients (SOR/2024-63) Government of Canada (Canada Gazette, Part II), 2024
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1410 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products European Union (Official Journal of the European Union), 2017
- Opinion on fragrance allergens in cosmetic products (SCCS/1459/11) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, 2012
Also listed as
hicc, lyral, hydroxyisohexyl 3 cyclohexene carboxaldehyd