Benzyl alcohol

What the evidence says

• EU-labeled fragrance allergenRegulatory

  Must be named on EU cosmetic labels above 0.001% (leave-on) or 0.01% (rinse-off) because some people are allergic to it. [1][2]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Rules around the world

“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.

Popular products that list benzyl alcohol

11 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list benzyl alcohol.

• Crema Manos S'nonas · 150 mL Score 72 out of 100 Good
• Coconut & Vanilla Moisturizing Lotion Native Score 93 out of 100 Excellent
• Daily Moisturising face SPF 50+ Bondi Sands · 75 mL Score 73 out of 100 Good
• Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream Cetaphil · 16 oz Score 97 out of 100 Excellent
• Sunscreen Neutrogena Score 76 out of 100 Good
• Mineral Suncare Zinc Oxide Sunscreen Native Score 73 out of 100 Good
• Body Lotion Aveeno Score 97 out of 100 Excellent
• Daily Moisturizing Body Lotion Aveeno · 2 Score 97 out of 100 Excellent
• Petroleum Jelly Unilever Score 92 out of 100 Excellent
• Dove Women Cool Essentials Spray Dove Score 85 out of 100 Excellent
• Aveeno Baby Aveeno · 8 oz Score 97 out of 100 Excellent