Linalool
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Ethyl Linalool · Tetrahydrolinalool
A floral, slightly spicy alcohol that occurs naturally in lavender, coriander, bergamot and rosewood, and is also made synthetically.
- What it does
- Scent
- Our take
- This is the single most common reason a genuinely clean product has a chemical-sounding name on its label. If a formula is scented with lavender, linalool is in it whether or not anyone adds it, and above a threshold the EU requires it to be named separately. Its appearance is a sign the brand disclosed rather than hid behind the word fragrance. It oxidises on exposure to air, and the oxidation products are the more common sensitiser, which is the real reason to keep scented products capped and out of sunlight.
- Scope
- A label cannot tell you whether this was extracted from a plant or built in a lab, because the molecule is identical either way. Seeing it named is a disclosure rather than a warning: it is what an honestly labelled, essential-oil-scented product looks like, and the EU requires it to be named precisely so that the minority of people who react to it can avoid it.
What we read
- EU Reg. 1223/2009 Annex III declarable fragrance allergen · reviewed Sep 2026
Every other ingredient, with the same treatment.
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