You should know
What it is
Explained
Citral is a fragrance and used to add a lemon-like scent to products. It is both naturally found in plants and created synthetically. In plants, it is commonly occurring in lemon myrtle, lemongrass, lemon tea-tree, lemon verbena, and other citruses.
The EU mandates Citral be listed separately as a fragrance. It is a known allergen and may cause contact dermatitis. Citral can also used as a masking ingredient.
The term 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term. For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance.
The term 'citral' is a collective term for two geometric isomers: geranial/Citral A and neral/Citral B.
Citral is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 4.5% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
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Where it's used
Citral is most often found as ingredient number 25 within an ingredient list.
These are the categories of products that use Citral the most:
References
Products with Citral
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 32857
- INCI Name: CITRAL
- EC #: Â 226-394-6
- All Functions: Flavouring, Perfuming