Caredermis

Farnesol

Severity 4/10

fragrance · deodorant

Is Farnesol safe?

Farnesol carries moderate concerns worth knowing about (allergy risk).

In plain language

A floral scent molecule with deodorizing properties, on the EU's mandatory allergen declaration list.

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

Each concern below is drawn from official data — see the cited sources ↓

Allergy risk

4/10

EU-declarable fragrance allergen.

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
  • · Opinion on "Dermal Sensitization Quantitative Risk Assesment " (QRA: Citral, farnesol and phenylacetaldehyde)
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 skinUse with caution
  • Oily & acne-proneNo specific concern
  • Dry skinNo specific concern
  • PregnancyNo specific concern
  • Babies & kidsNo specific concern
  • Eczema-proneUse with caution

Sources

Each authority below is shown only because our ingested copy of its data lists Farnesol — 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.

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