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Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil is a cosmetic ingredient that hides an unwanted smell or taste. 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 74 products, most often deodorants.

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What does Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil do in a product?

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

masking

What is Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil?

Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers of the Bourbon Geranium, Pelargonium graveolens (L.), Geraniaceae.

CAS number
90082-51-2, 8000-46-2
EC number
290-140-0
CosIng reference
57527

Is Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil a fragrance allergen?

Yes. Pelargonium Graveolens 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 Pelargonium Graveolens 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 Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil?

Open Beauty Facts finds Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil in the ingredient lists of 74 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often deodorants and roll-on deodorants.

  • Deodorants9
  • Roll-on deodorants4

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 22 · Germany 14 · France 12 · United Kingdom 5.

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

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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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