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Cananga Odorata Flower Oil in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Cananga Odorata Flower Oil is a cosmetic ingredient that adds scent. It is one of the fragrance allergens EU labels name above set levels on new products since 31 July 2026. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 43 products, most often soaps.

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What does Cananga Odorata Flower Oil do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil adds scent and hides an unwanted smell or taste. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: perfuming and masking.

perfumingmasking

What is Cananga Odorata Flower Oil?

Cananga Odorata Flower Oil is the oil obtained from the flower, Cananga odorata, Anonaceae. Definitions in ISO 3063.

CAS number
83863-30-3, 8006-81-3, 68606-83-7
EC number
281-092-1
CosIng reference
55230

Is Cananga Odorata Flower Oil a fragrance allergen?

Yes. Cananga Odorata Flower Oil is one of the fragrance allergens the EU added in 2023 (Regulation (EU) 2023/1545). Since 31 July 2026, a new product placed on the EU market must name it when there is more than 0.001% in a product left on the skin, or more than 0.01% in one that is rinsed off. Products already on sale may stay on shelves until 31 July 2028, so an older label may not name it yet.

Who should look out for Cananga Odorata Flower Oil?

Fragrance-sensitive skinNot for youIt is a fragrance allergen EU rules name on new products since July 2026.

Read the fragrance (parfum) guide

Which products contain Cananga Odorata Flower Oil?

Open Beauty Facts finds Cananga Odorata Flower Oil in the ingredient lists of 43 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often soaps, shampoos and bath and shower.

  • Soaps6
  • Shampoos4
  • Bath and shower3
  • Hair care3
  • Shower gels3

Products with it, by country of sale: France 20 · United States 9 · Switzerland 4 · Australia 3.

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

On these listsFragrance allergens

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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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