Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

What does Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil hides an unwanted smell or taste. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: masking.

What is Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil?

Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Peel Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the peel of Citrus aurantifolia, Rutaceae.

CosIng reference

91188

Which products contain Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil?

Open Beauty Facts finds Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil in the ingredient lists of 7 of the 22,021 products it has a list for.

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 3 · Australia 2 · France 1 · United States 1.

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

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

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