A fragrant extract from a type of acacia tree. There is no research showing it to have any benefit... Read More »
Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
See red sandalwood
Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Plant Extracts
Fragrant component. Read More »
Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Fragrant oil. It has no other known benefit for skin. Read More »
See dill extract
Volatile oil obtained from the angelica plant. The oil contains chemical constituents that can be... Read More »
Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Antioxidants, Plant Extracts
Synthetic fragrance used in cosmetics. Read More »
Also known as aniseed, it can have potent antioxidant and antibacterial properties (Source:... Read More »
Categories: Antioxidants, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Irritants, Antibacterial/Anti-Acne
Extract derived from a fragrant plant; it poses some risk of skin irritation. It also has some... Read More »
Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Irritants, Plant Extracts
Fatty resin that when applied topically can cause allergic skin reactions and contact dermatitis.... Read More »
Can be a potent antioxidant (Source: Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, January 2002, pages... Read More »
Categories: Plant Extracts, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Antioxidants
Balsam resin that has some disinfecting and fragrant properties; it may also be a skin irritant... Read More »
Categories: Antibacterial/Anti-Acne, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
A volatile citrus oil that, when used topically, is a photosensitizer and has photomutagenic... Read More »
See orange blossom
See rosewood oil
Fragrant oil that has no research showing it has benefit for skin (Source: www.naturaldatabase.com). Read More »
See frankencense extract
A fragrance ingredient with a strong floral scent used in many types of cosmetic products... Read More »
Categories: Irritants, Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts
Fragrance used in cosmetics; it can be a skin irritant, much like ylang ylang. Read More »
See ylang ylang
Plant of the ginger family, used as fragrance in cosmetics. Terpene, one of its major constituents,... Read More »
Essential oil used as a flavoring agent and fragrance component in cosmetics. It can be a... Read More »
Categories: Fragrance: Synthetic and Fragrant Plant Extracts, Irritants
Fragrant plant extract. There is evidence that cedarwood oil is allergenic and can cause skin... Read More »
Fragrant oil that can be a skin irritant. Read More »
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