Ingredient

Eugenol

A fragrance ingredient — the aromatic compound that gives clove its smell (also found in nutmeg, cinnamon and bay) — added for its warm, spicy scent, and one of the fragrance allergens the EU requires to be declared on cosmetic labels (Annex III).

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Good to know

Fragrance allergen
One of the fragrance compounds the EU requires to be declared, because a minority of people react to it.

What it does

moderate evidence

Benefits

Adds a warm, spicy, clove-like scent note

Side effects

Can cause allergic contact dermatitis in sensitised people; it is one of the fragrance-mix chemicals dermatologists patch-test for
Its use in perfumery is restricted because some people may become sensitised; it is a component of balsam of Peru, to which some people are allergic
Offers no skin-care benefit — it is there for fragrance only