Ingredient

Hexyl Cinnamal

Mid risk

FunctionFragrance Allergen

What it is — Hexyl Cinnamal (INCI: Hexyl Cinnamal) is a fragrance ingredient with a soft, jasmine-like scent. It is one of the fragrance components the EU requires to be declared on labels.

What it does — It is commonly used to give or round out a product's scent.

Typical use — It appears at low levels in scented skincare, hair and body products, and can also occur naturally within some essential oils.

Who it suits / good to know — As an EU-listed fragrance allergen, it is among the components more likely to trigger sensitivity in fragrance-reactive people. Fragrance-free alternatives exist if scent is a known trigger for you.

Safety — DHALIORA grades it mid risk in its EWG-style, ingredient-by-ingredient review. This reflects the ingredient in general and is not medical advice; patch-test before wider use if your skin is reactive.

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Found in these DHALIORA products

Found in 2 DHALIORA products

Deepeer Premium Perfume Repair Treatment Hair Pack Deepeer Premium Perfume Repair Treatment Hair PackScreening 9.1 GDS Hair Dye Shampoo — Grey Coverage in 3 Minutes GDS Hair Dye Shampoo — Grey Coverage in 3 MinutesScreening 8.6
How grades are set — Risk reflects our own reading of publicly available safety data, an EWG-style reading shown at the worst-case grade we've assigned this ingredient across products. It isn't a third party's proprietary score, and it isn't medical advice. Always read the packaging and patch-test where indicated.
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