Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

What does Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water keeps the skin in good condition, hides an unwanted smell or taste and gives a feeling of well-being to skin or hair. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: skin conditioning, masking and tonic.

What is Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water?

Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of the Bitter Orange, Citrus aurantium L. var. amara L., Rutaceae.

CAS number

68916-04-1, 72968-50-4

EC number

277-143-2

CosIng reference

55484

Which products contain Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water?

Open Beauty Facts finds Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water in the ingredient lists of 16 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often bath and shower, shower gels and cleansers.

• Bath and shower2
• Shower gels2
• Cleansers1
• Cleansing milks1
• Body care1
• Body milks1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 16 · Switzerland 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water 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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