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Amyl Cinnamal in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Amyl Cinnamal is a cosmetic ingredient that adds scent. The EU allows it only with limits or conditions. It is a fragrance allergen that EU labels must name above set levels. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 268 products, most often hair care.

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What does Amyl Cinnamal do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Amyl Cinnamal adds scent. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: perfuming.

perfuming

What other names and numbers does Amyl Cinnamal have?

CAS number
122-40-7
EC number
204-541-5
CosIng reference
31923

Is Amyl Cinnamal restricted in the EU?

Yes, it has limits. The EU allows it only with limits or conditions of use, such as a maximum amount or a warning on the label (Annex III of Regulation 1223/2009, entry 67).

The annex entry sets the exact limits, the products it may be used in and any warning the label must carry.

Is Amyl Cinnamal a fragrance allergen?

Yes. Amyl Cinnamal is one of the fragrance allergens that EU rules make a label name when there is more than 0.001% of it in a product left on the skin, or more than 0.01% in one that is rinsed off. On a label it can appear on its own after “Parfum”, because it is part of the scent.

Who should look out for Amyl Cinnamal?

Fragrance-sensitive skinNot for youIt is a fragrance allergen EU rules name.

Read the fragrance (parfum) guide

Which products contain Amyl Cinnamal?

Open Beauty Facts finds Amyl Cinnamal in the ingredient lists of 268 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair care, shampoos and body care.

  • Hair care29
  • Shampoos15
  • Body care13

Products with it, by country of sale: France 90 · United States 32 · Spain 20 · Germany 17.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Amyl Cinnamal turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsFragrance allergensRestricted in the EU

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
  3. EU Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products (the annexes)
  4. EU Regulation 2023/1545 (fragrance allergen labelling)

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