Caredermis

Cinnamal

Severity 6/10

fragrance · also known as cinnamaldehyde

Is Cinnamal safe?

Cinnamal carries moderate concerns worth knowing about (allergy risk, irritation).

In plain language

The cinnamon scent molecule, a strong sensitizer and irritant that appears in fragrance blends and lip products.

A Caredermis plain-language explanation to help you read the label — not a regulator statement. The sourced facts are the classifications and status shown on this page.

Documented concerns

Concerns marked Editorialare Caredermis' own dermatological review; the rest are drawn from official data — see the cited sources ↓

Allergy risk

6/10

Potent EU-declarable allergen; the cinnamon scent molecule.

Irritation

Editorial4/10

Can cause immediate stinging and flushing.

Official regulatory status

Pulled directly from official regulatory datasets and expert reviews — not our own judgement.

EU cosmetics: Restricted

EU SCCS safety opinions

  • · Opinion concerning Essential Oils
  • · Opinion concerning Fragrance Allergy in Consumers - A Review of the Problem - Analysis of the need for appropriate Consumer Information and Identification of Consumer Allergens
  • · Opinion concerning the Interim Position on Fragrance Allergy
  • · Memorandum on the SCCNFP Opinion concerning Fragrance Allergy
Read SCCS opinions ↗

Guidance by skin profile

Caredermis editorial guidance based on the concerns above — checked against the official records on every build, but not itself a regulator statement.

  • Sensitive skinHigh caution
  • Oily & acne-proneNo specific concern
  • Dry skinNo specific concern
  • PregnancyNo specific concern
  • Babies & kidsNo specific concern
  • Eczema-proneBest avoided

Sources

Each authority below is shown only because our ingested copy of its data lists Cinnamal — not because we asserted it. Follow a link to verify the classification or regulation directly.

See our methodology for how these map to concern levels. Informational only — not medical advice.

Products in our library containing Cinnamal

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