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Benzyl Benzoate

A sweet, balsamic scent.

What it does

A scent ingredient that also helps dissolve other ingredients and can keep products fresh.

Good to know

One of the EU's listed fragrance allergens, so sensitive skin may react. Clovi flags it as fragrance.

Often found in: Deodorants, Perfumes, Shampoos, Soaps

Around the world

• United States: No label rule yet. A 2022 law told the FDA to require fragrance allergen labels, but that rule isn't out. Source
• EU and UK: Must be named on the label above 0.001% in leave-on and 0.01% in rinse-off products. Source
• Canada: Must be named on the label above 0.001% in leave-on and 0.01% in rinse-off products (since April 2026). Source
• Australia: Listed in the Poisons Standard as not needing any controls. Source

Sources

• SCCS opinion: Fragrance allergens in cosmetic products (2012) (Independent)
• CIR: Safety Assessment of Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid and its Salts, and Benzyl Benzoate (2017) (Industry-funded)