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Poor	Acacia farnesiana extract A fragrant extract from a type of acacia tree. There is no research showing it to have any benefit... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	bitter orange flower Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	bois de rose oil Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	bois oil Fragrant oil that has no research showing it has benefit for skin (Source: www.naturaldatabase.com). Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Boswellia carterii Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Average	Boswellia serrata extract An extract from the gum resin of a tree and also a source of Indian frankincense, this plant extract has both positive and negative qualities for skin. Categories: Skin-Soothing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Plant Extracts
Poor	butylphenyl methylpropional Synthetic fragrance ingredient with a strong floral scent. Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Aerocarpus santalinus Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	alpha isomethyl ionone Alpha isomethyl ionone is a fragrance ingredient that must be listed on products that contain it due to its risk of causing a sensitized reaction. Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	amyl cinnamate Fragrant component. Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	amyl salicylate Fragrant component. Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	amyris oil Fragrant oil. It has no other known benefit for skin. Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Average	Anethum graveolens Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Angelica archangelica root oil Volatile oil obtained from the angelica plant. The oil contains chemical constituents that can be... Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	anisaldehyde Synthetic fragrance used in cosmetics. Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	anise Also known as aniseed, it can have antioxidant properties... Categories: Antioxidants, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Average	aroma/flavor Seeing "aroma/flavor" on an ingredient list can be either good or bad. For example, if the aroma or flavor comes from mint.... Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	balm mint extract Extract derived from a fragrant plant; it poses some risk of causing skin sensitivity… Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	balsam peru Fatty resin that when applied topically can cause skin sensitivity… Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	bay leaf oil Has the potential to provide antioxidant benefits for skin… Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	benzoin extract Balsam resin that has some fragrant properties; it may also be sensitizing to skin… Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	benzyl salicylate A volatile fragrance chemical with a sweet, floral odor used to impart scent to cosmetic products and perfumes. Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	bergamot oil A volatile citrus oil that, when used topically, is a photosensitizer... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	cananga extract Fragrance used in cosmetics; it can be sensitizing to skin, much like ylang ylang. Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Cananga odorata Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	cardamom Plant of the ginger family, used as fragrance in cosmetics. Terpene, one of its major constituents,... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	carvone Essential oil used as a flavoring agent and fragrance component in cosmetics. It can be a... Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	cedarwood Fragrant plant extract. There is evidence that cedarwood oil is sensitizing... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Cedrus atlantica bark extract Fragrant oil that can aggravate skin... Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	essential oil Categories: Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	eucalyptus extract Extract that may have beneficial properties on the skin... Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	eucalyptus oil Fragrant plant oil whose active constituents are found in the leaves and the oil obtained from... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	eugenol Fragrance chemical that occurs naturally in some plant ingredients... Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Average	farnesol Extract of plants that is used in cosmetics primarily for fragrance. A few animal studies and some... Categories: Antioxidants, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Plant Extracts
Average	farnesyl acetate Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Cinnamomum Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	cinnamon Can have antioxidant properties when applied to skin... Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	cinnamyl alcohol A volatile fragrance ingredient that contains extracts from cinnamon and balsam of Peru... Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	citronellol A volatile fragrance chemical extracted from geranium, rose, and other plants, citronellol has a characteristic grassy, citrus-like scent. Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Citrus amara Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Citrus aurantifolia Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Citrus aurantium Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Citrus aurantium extract Bitter orange extract. It can have antioxidant properties when eaten (Source: Journal of... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Citrus medica limonium Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	clary oil Used as fragrance; can be a skin sensitizer. Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Commiphora myrrha extract Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Good	coriander Herb and spice plant, the source of a fragrant component; it can be a potential skin sensitizer… Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Best	Cucurbitea peponis Categories: Antioxidants, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Plant Extracts, Vitamins, Skin-Restoring
Poor	cyclamen aldehyde Synthetic fragrant component in products; it can aggravate skin. Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Ferula galbaniflua Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	fir needle oil Volatile, fragrant oil that can cause skin sensitivity. Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	floralozone One of a number of synthetic fragrant components. Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Foeniculum vulgare extract Categories: Antioxidants, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	fragrance One or a blend of volatile and/or fragrant plant oils (or synthetically derived oils) that impart... Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	frankincense extract Fragrant component used in skincare products; it can be a skin sensitizer... Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	galbanum Fragrant substance that, because of its resin and volatile oil content, can be extremely sensitizing… Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	Gardenia florida extract Flower extract used in cosmetics to impart fragrance; also functions as an antioxidant (Source:... Categories: Antioxidants, Sensitizing, Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Average	geraniol A volatile fragrance ingredient extracted from geranium, geraniol is capable of causing sensitivity when applied to skin. Categories: Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	geranium oil Fragrant oil that can have beneficial properties but also can be a skin sensitizer... Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	jasmine oil Fragrant oil, often used as a source of perfume, that can be a skin sensitizer... Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Jasminium grandiflorum Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	jonquil extract Fragrant plant extract that poses a strong risk of skin sensitization. Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Laurus nobilis Categories: Antioxidants, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Plant Extracts
Good	lauryl lactate Mixture of lauryl alcohol and lactic acid that functions as a skin-conditioning agent and... Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Emollients
Poor	lavandin oil Essential oil of the hybrid lavender plant Lavandula hybrida and used in cosmetics as a fragrance... Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Lavandula angustifolia Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Lavandula officinalis Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	lavender extract and oil In-vitro research indicates that components of lavender oil, specifically linalool and linalyl acetate, can have... Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	lemon Potent skin sensitizer. Though it can have beneficial properties... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	lemon balm Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	lemon oil Commonly used citrus oil that can be a skin sensitizer, especially on abraded skin. Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	lemongrass extract Extract that can have beneficial properties... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	lemongrass oil Also known as Oil of Verbena; can be effective as a mosquito repellent... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	grapefruit oil Citrus oil whose volatile components (chiefly substances known as furocoumarins) are sensitizing... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	hedione Synthetic fragrant component in products, which also can be a skin sensitizer. Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	hexyl cinnamal A fragrance ingredient used in many perfumes and often seen in fragranced skincare products... Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Average	hyssop Fragrant plant extract that may have some beneficial properties... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	Illicium vernum Categories: Antioxidants, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Iris florentina extract Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	Levisticum officinale root extract Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	lime oil and extract Citrus fruit whose volatile compounds are sensitizing... Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	limonene Chemical constituent of many natural fragrant ingredients, notably citrus oils such as lemon (d-limonene) and... Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	linalool Fragrant component of lavender and coriander that can be a skin sensitizer, or... Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	Litsea cubeba Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	pentadecalactone Synthetic fragrance used in cosmetics. Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	peppermint Both the oil and the extract can have disinfectant properties... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	petitgrain mandarin Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	pine oil It can aggravate skin and should never be used on abraded or chafed skin… Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Pogostemon cablin Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	mandarin orange oil or extract Primarily used as a fragrance; it can be a skin sensitizer. There is no research showing it has any... Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	marjoram Herb with a fragrant component used in cosmetics; can be a skin sensitizer… Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	Melissa officinalis Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Mentha piperita Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	Mentha spicata Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Mentha viridis Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	menthol Derived from peppermint; menthol can have the same sensitizing effect as peppermint on skin… Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	menthone Major constituent of peppermint. Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	menthoxypropanediol Synthetic derivative of menthol. It is known to produce effects that are twice as strong as... Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	menthyl lactate Used as a cooling agent and fragrance in cosmetics. It is a derivative of menthol and is supposed... Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	methyldihydrojasmonate Synthetic fragrant component. Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	mimosa oil or extract Extract used as a fragrance in cosmetics. Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	mint Can be a skin sensitizer… Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	myrrh Fragrant gum resin that can be a skin sensitizer. There is little research showing it has any benefit... Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	myrtle extract Contains volatile oil and tannins... Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Myrtus communis extract Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	Narcissus poeticus wax Fragrant flower extract that can cause sensitizing reactions… Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	neroli Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	neroli oil Fragrant plant oil that can be a skin sensitizer... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	olibanum extract Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	orange blossom Fragrant extract that can also be a skin sensitizer. Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	orchid Fragrant flower that can be a skin sensitizer. Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	oregano Has beneficial properties, but can also be a skin sensitizer. Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Origanum majorana Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	orris root Used primarily as a fragrant component due to its violet-like scent (Source:... Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	patchouli Fragrant oil derived from mint. It contains eugenol and can aggravate skin. Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	spearmint oil Fragrant, volatile oil that can cause skin sensitivity. Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	star anise Categories: Antioxidants, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Rosa damascena oil Oil of a very fragrant pink rose used as fragrance in cosmetics. Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Rosa gallica flower extract Fragrant extract. Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	rose flower Highly fragrant substance that can be a skin sensitizer. Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	rose flower oil Fragrant, volatile oil that can aggravate skin. There is no research showing... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	rose oil Fragrant, volatile oil that can aggravate skin. Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Good	rosemary extract Extract that can have antioxidant benefit for skin (Source: Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry,... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Antioxidants
Poor	rosemary oil Fragrant plant oil derived from rosemary, Latin name Rosmarinus officinalis. This ingredient is primarily used as a fragrance in cosmetics... Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	rosewood oil Fragrant plant oil with a spicy-sweet scent, also known as bois de rose. It is extracted from wood... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	Rosmarinus officinalis extract Categories: Antioxidants, Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	sandalwood oil Fragrant oil that can cause skin-sensitizing reactions... Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Average	Santalum album seed extract Latin name for sandalwood extract, which is used in cosmetics as a fragrance. It can have... Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	sausurrea oil Also called costus oil. Volatile oil and fragrant component used in cosmetics; it can be a skin... Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	sclareolide Fermented from clary sage and used as a fragrant component in cosmetics. Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	tangerine oil Fragrant, volatile citrus oil that can be a skin sensitizer… Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	Thymus vulgaris oil Thymus vulgaris oil is more commonly known as thyme oil. Categories: Antioxidants, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Good	Vanilla planifolia fruit extract Extract used primarily as a fragrance and flavoring agent. The vanilla plant is a source of... Categories: Skin-Soothing, Plant Extracts, Antioxidants, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	verbena extract Fragrant extract that can be a skin sensitizer... Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	vetiver oil or extract Fragrant component in skincare products that also has some beneficial properties... Categories: Plant Extracts, Sensitizing, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Poor	volatile oil Group of volatile fluids derived primarily from plants and used in cosmetics primarily as fragrant... Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing
Poor	ylang ylang Fragrant, volatile oil that can also be a skin sensitizer… Categories: Plant Extracts, Antioxidants, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Sensitizing

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