“Cinnamal?”Here!cinnamic aldehyde
Hasn’t appeared in a scanned product yet.
In personal care
A naturally occurring aromatic compound found in cinnamon bark oil, also made synthetically for use in fragrance.
Why it’s used
It supplies a warm, spicy cinnamon note in perfumes, soaps, and scented lotions.
What the evidence says
Cinnamal is one of the fragrance substances the EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety has identified as a known skin sensitizer, meaning it can trigger allergic contact dermatitis in some people after repeated exposure. This is a well-documented effect, not a speculative one.
Context
Because of this, EU regulation requires cinnamal to be listed by name on the label when present above set concentration thresholds in leave-on and rinse-off products, so that people who have reacted to it before can avoid it.
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