Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Water in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

What does Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Water do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Water hides an unwanted smell or taste. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: masking.

What is Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Water?

Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the fruit of the orange, Citrus aurantium dulcis, Rutaceae.

CAS number

8028-48-6

EC number

232-433-8

CosIng reference

55362

Which products contain Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Water?

Open Beauty Facts finds Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Water in the ingredient lists of 9 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often body care, body creams and bath and shower.

• Body care1
• Body creams1
• Bath and shower1
• Shower gels1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 7 · Poland 2 · Morocco 1.

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