Fragrance ingredient
Benzyl Salicylate
A naturally occurring and synthetic fragrance ester with a soft, floral-balsamic scent that is one of the 26 EU-declarable fragrance allergens.
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Benefits
- ✓Contributes a sweet, faintly floral-balsamic fragrance note
Watch for
- ⚠One of the 26 EU-regulated fragrance allergens; must be labeled above 0.001% in leave-on and 0.01% in rinse-off products (EU Annex III entry 75)
- ⚠Sensitization risk for fragrance-allergic individuals; SCCS concluded safe at IFRA-compliant concentrations
- ⚠Patch testing recommended for reactive or fragrance-sensitive skin
