HYDROXYCITRONELLAL
Official label name (INCIInternational name of cosmetic ingredients: the one printed on the pack. name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 13213
- Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
HYDROXYCITRONELLAL: Allowed with restrictions, with limits depending on the product type (Annex III, entry 72), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. Good to know: allergen to name on the label above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product. Annexes of the Regulation consulted on 21 October 2026.
Who it concerns
What official classifications and rules say for each group. A classification describes the hazard of the pure substance, not the risk of a product that contains it, which depends on the dose and the exposure.
Prohibition or serious classificationThe text prohibits the substance for this use, or ranks it among the most serious hazards (known or presumed carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic, identified endocrine disruptor).Worth watchingThe text sets a condition or flags a hazard worth knowing: allergen, suspected effect, condition for children, hazard to the aquatic environment.For informationOfficial information with no condition on a finished product: warning to read, irritation of the pure substance.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
No classification harmonised by the European Union covers reproduction, the unborn child or breastfeeding for this substance. This does not mean it has been judged to have no effect during pregnancy.
Babies and children
The Cosmetics Regulation sets no age-related condition for this ingredient.
Skin, eyes and allergies
Worth watchingThe text sets a condition or flags a hazard worth knowing: allergen, suspected effect, condition for children, hazard to the aquatic environment.
Worth watching Allergen to declare: Annex III, entry 72, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
Environment
No harmonised classification as hazardous to the aquatic environment, and it is not on ECHAEuropean Chemicals Agency.'s Candidate List as an endocrine disruptor for the environment.
Read on the label
The Cosmetics Regulation requires no warning to be printed for this ingredient.
CosIng, Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (restricted substances), retrieved 21 October 2026, source updated 13 October 2026.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Perfuming.
Functions declared in the CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients. inventory. CosIng, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (INCI names, CAS, EC, functions), retrieved 21 October 2026.
Definitions of functions (decision repealed on 8 May 2020, cited for information). Decision 2006/257/EC, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (definitions of functions), retrieved 22 October 2026.
What the rules say
Allowed, with restrictions: Annex III sets a maximum concentration and the product types allowed. Ingredient lists do not give quantities, so the concentration cannot be checked on the label.
CosIng, Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (restricted substances), retrieved 21 October 2026, source updated 13 October 2026.
The text of the annexes
Allowed with restrictions
| Product type | Maximum concentration |
|---|---|
| (a) Oral products | not set |
| (b) Other products | 1.0% |
- Other conditions
- The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: — 0,001 % in leave-on products — 0,01 % in rinse-off products
- Entry
- Annex III, No 72
- Substance
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Glossary names
- HYDROXYCITRONELLAL
- CAS
- 107-75-5
- EC
- 203-518-7
Dates in the act (2)
- Entry into force on 15 May 2013
- Application from 11 July 2013
It shall apply from 11 July 2013.
Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III, entry 72. CosIng, Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (restricted substances), retrieved 21 October 2026, source updated 13 October 2026.
Entry from Regulation (EU) n° 344/2013, adopted on 4 April 2013.
SCCSEU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety: it assesses cosmetic ingredients. opinions cited: Opinion concerning Essential Oils; Opinion concerning Fragrance Allergy in Consumers - A Review of the Problem - Analysis of the need for appropriate Consumer Information and Identification of Consumer Allergens; Opinion concerning the Interim Position on Fragrance Allergy; Memorandum on the SCCNFP Opinion concerning Fragrance Allergy; An Initial List of Perfumery Materials which must not form part of Cosmetic products except subject to the restrictions and conditions laid down.
What has changed, and what will change
Dates of the texts that cover this ingredient. A text date may cover several substances: the details of each entry are below.
Annex III, entry 72: introduced or replaced by Regulation (EU) n° 344/2013
Annex III, entry 72: applies from this date
Identity
- CosIng identifier
- 34491
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 107-75-5
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 203-518-7
- Declared functions
- Perfuming
- Wikidata
- Q25100775
- PubChem
- 7888
- ECHA InfoCard
- 100.003.199
- InChIKey
- WPFVBOQKRVRMJB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CosIng inventory. CosIng, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (INCI names, CAS, EC, functions), retrieved 21 October 2026.
Wikidata, items with a CosIng identifier (P3073), retrieved 22 October 2026.
Wikidata, PubChem and ECHA links are published only when verified: same CosIng identifier, a single item, matching CAS number.
EU product alerts (Safety Gate)
16 alerts on cosmetic products cite this name in their hazard description. An alert targets a specific product, not the ingredient itself. Under each alert, its reason (prohibited substance, limit exceeded, missing labelling, and so on), as published.
The 10 most recent are listed below. All alerts.
- 27 March 2026: Cosmetics set, Pilgrim, United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland (“Serious risk”) alert
According to the list of ingredients, the product contains pyrithione zinc, which is forbidden in cosmetic products. Pyrithione zinc may damage the unborn child, is toxic if swallowed, causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.… - 6 September 2024: Perfume, BLACK OPIUM, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
The perfume contains allergenic fragrances d-limonene, linalool, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, cinnamyl alcohol, hexyl cinnamal and benzyl salicylate. These substances, which can induce allergic reactions and sensitisation, are… - 6 September 2024: Perfume, BLACK OPIUM, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
The perfume contains allergenic fragrances d-limonene, linalool, benzyl alcohol, citronellol, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, cinnamyl alcohol, hexyl cinnamal and benzyl salicylate. These substances, which can induce allergic reactions and sensitisation, are…
7 other alerts
- 6 September 2024: Perfume, Yves Saint Laurent, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
The perfume contains allergenic fragrances linalool, hydroxycitronellal, cinnamyl alcohol, hexyl cinnamal and benzyl salicylate. These substances, which can induce allergic reactions and sensitisation, are not indicated in the list of ingredients so consumers… - 19 June 2020: Perfume, ELIZABETH ARDEN, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
The perfume contains the fragrances benzyl salicylate, butylphenyl methylpropional, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, citronellol, d-limonene, geraniol, eugenol, benzyl benzoate and farnesol (measured values: 1.2 %, 0.93 %, 0.43 %, 0.41 %, 0.31 %, 0.22 %, 0.15 %… - 19 June 2020: Perfume, Beautiful parfum, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
The perfume contains the fragrances butylphenyl methylpropional, benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal, alpha - isomethyl ionone, linalool, citronellol and hydroxycitronellal(measured values: 0.11 %, 0.054 %, 0.044 %, 0.038 %, 0.025 %, 0.024 % and 0.011 % by… - 12 June 2020: Perfume, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
The perfume contains the fragrances hexyl cinnamal,benzyl salicylate, citronellol, hydroxycitronellal, geraniol and coumarin (measured values: 0.065 %, 0.062 %, 0.045 %, 0.044 %, 0.038 % and 0.022 % by weight, respectively). Since these substances, which can… - 29 May 2020: Perfume, LUCA BOSSI perfume, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
The perfume contains the fragrances butylphenyl methylpropional, hexyl cinnamate, benzyl salicylate, alpha-isomethyl ionone, hydroxycitronellal, hexyl cinnamal and d-limonene and benzyl alcohol (measured values: 0.4 %, 0.16 %, 0.10 %, 0.09 %, 0.026 %, 0.017 %… - 17 May 2019: Perfume, Disney – PIXAR, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
The perfume contains the fragrances butylphenyl methylpropional, hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, d-Limonene , linalool, citronellol and geraniol (measured values: 0.18 %, 0.15 %, 0.064 %, 0.054 %, 0.013 %, 0.0022 % and 0.0022 % by weight, respectively).… - 15 March 2019: Perfume, Street Looks, Czechia (“Serious risk”) alert
The perfume contains the fragrances hexyl cinnamal, butylphenyl methylpropional, alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, hydroxycitronellal, benzyl alcohol and hydroxyisohexyl 3–cyclohexene carboxaldehyde (measured values: 0.05 %, 0.02 %, 0.005 % , 0.005 %…
Safety Gate, EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products: cosmetic alerts from the weekly reports, retrieved 22 October 2026.
Source: European Commission, Safety GateEU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. weekly reports (CC0).
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions, with no effect on sale in France. What is covered, and what is not yet.
Comparison between countries
Most restrictive status in each country, and the maximum concentration cited. The details and the source of each rule follow.
| Country | Rule | Maximum concentration cited |
|---|---|---|
| European Union | Allowed with restrictions | 1% |
| United Kingdom | Allowed with restrictions | 1% |
| Switzerland | EU Regulation applies | 1% |
| United States (federal) | No federal rule recorded | not cited |
| Japan | No entry in the lists recorded | not cited |
| South Korea | No entry in the lists recorded | not cited |
| China | Not on the prohibited lists recorded (lists of allowed substances are not recorded) | not cited |
| Australia | No entry in the lists recorded | not cited |
| Brazil | No entry in the lists recorded | not cited |
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Same entries as in the European Union. Their maximum concentrations are compared in the “Comparison between countries” table; other conditions (product types, warnings) may differ.
Annexes II to VI in force. United Kingdom, Annexes II to VI of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as retained and amended, retrieved 21 October 2026.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Northern Ireland applies EU law.
Switzerland
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 applies in Switzerland (Article 54 of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles).
Switzerland, FDHA Ordinance on Cosmetic Products (OCos, SR 817.023.31), consolidated version, retrieved 22 October 2026.
United States, federal rules
None of the integrated sections of the federal code (21 CFR 700.11 to 700.27 and 250.250) targets this name. The FDA does not publish a list of allowed ingredients.
United States, 21 CFR part 700 and section 250.250 (FDA rules on cosmetic ingredients), eCFR, retrieved 21 October 2026.
The eCFR is not an official legal edition of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Recorded cosmetics that contain it
604 recorded products list it, according to Open Beauty Facts contributors. Records are dated: the formula may have changed. See the list (in French).
Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products, retrieved 21 October 2026.
Data “Open Beauty Facts and its contributors”, licensed under ODbL 1.0 (opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0); derived table distributed under the same licence.
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.