Body & Beauty / Compounds / Citronellol

Citronellol on your skin: a safety profile

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Safety profile for Citronellol relevant to people.

What is citronellol?

Also known as: 3,7-Dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol, Cephrol, 6-Octen-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, 3,7-DIMETHYL-6-OCTEN-1-OL.

CAS number
106-22-9
Molecular formula
C10H20O
Molecular weight
156.26 g/mol
SMILES
CC(CCC=C(C)C)CCO
PubChem CID
8842

Risk for people

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Regulatory consensus

1 regulatory bodyhas classified Citronellol.

AgencyYearClassificationNotes
Unknown——

Regulators apply different standards of evidence — animal-data weighting, exposure-pattern assumptions, epidemiological power thresholds — which is why two scientific bodies can review the same data and reach different conclusions. The disagreement is the data.

Where you encounter citronellol

  • Personal Care — perfume, soap, cosmetics
  • Consumer Products — cleaning products, candles

Safer alternatives

Lower-risk approaches that achieve a similar outcome to Citronellol:

  • Lower-sensitization structural analog; Unscented formulation
    Trade-offs: Eliminates allergen risk entirely; consumer acceptance varies (some associate scent with cleanliness/efficacy); growing market segment; regulatory advantage in EU (no IFRA compliance needed).
    Relative cost: 1.2-2×

Frequently asked questions

What products contain citronellol?

Citronellol appears in: perfume (Personal care); soap (Personal care); cleaning products (Consumer products); candles (Consumer products).

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Sources (1)
  1. PubChem (2026) — database

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