PureScent Suspected Ingredient List
Some fragrance ingredients are classified as suspected carcinogens, mutagens, or reproductive toxins (CMRs): early research has raised a possible concern that still needs further study. A suspected ingredient is different from a known CMR, which no PureScent oil contains at all.
PureScent oils may contain a suspected ingredient. When one does, we name it on that oil's product page in a line that reads “This fragrance contains…” so you can decide for yourself. PureScent+ oils contain none of the ingredients below.
How an ingredient makes this list
An ingredient is listed if any of these classify it as a suspected CMR (GHS Category 2: H341, H351, or H361):
- Supplier SDS: the ingredient classification our fragrance supplier prints in Section 3 of its safety data sheets.
- EU notifiers (ECHA): the classification most companies notify to the European Chemicals Agency.
- Industry clean-fragrance list: ingredients named as suspected by other clean-fragrance programs, based on the fragrance industry's RIFM safety reviews.
Some suspected ingredients occur naturally in essential oils. gamma-Terpinene and p-cymene, for example, are natural parts of citrus and herb oils, and we name them whether they were added or came from a natural oil.
The list
| Ingredient | CAS | Classification | Listed because of | In PureScent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gamma-Terpinene | 99-85-4 | Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child | supplier SDS, industry clean-fragrance list | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| Helional | 1205-17-0 | Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child | supplier SDS, industry clean-fragrance list | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| Cyclamen aldehyde | 103-95-7 | Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child | supplier SDS, industry clean-fragrance list | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| Isobornyl cyclohexanol | 3407-42-9 | Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child | supplier SDS | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| Piperonal (heliotropin) | 120-57-0 | Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child | supplier SDS, industry clean-fragrance list | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| p-Anisaldehyde | 123-11-5 | Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child | supplier SDS, industry clean-fragrance list | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| p-Cymene | 99-87-6 | Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child | supplier SDS, industry clean-fragrance list | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| delta-3-Carene | 13466-78-9 | Suspected; flagged for further study | industry clean-fragrance list | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| Benzaldehyde | 100-52-7 | Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child | supplier SDS, industry clean-fragrance list | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| Rose oxide | 16409-43-1 | Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child | supplier SDS, EU notifiers (ECHA) | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| p-Methylanisole | 104-93-8 | Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child | supplier SDS, EU notifiers (ECHA) | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| Bourgeonal | 18127-01-0 | Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child | supplier SDS, EU notifiers (ECHA), industry clean-fragrance list | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| Musk ketone | 81-14-1 | Suspected of causing cancer | EU notifiers (ECHA) | Not used in PureScent (on our exclusion list) |
| Silvial | 6658-48-6 | Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child | EU notifiers (ECHA) | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| Cuminaldehyde | 122-03-2 | Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child | supplier SDS, industry clean-fragrance list | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| Estragole | 140-67-0 | Suspected of causing genetic defects and causing cancer | supplier SDS, EU notifiers (ECHA) | Not used in PureScent (on the Prop 65 list) |
| Hydratropic aldehyde | 93-53-8 | Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child | supplier SDS, EU notifiers (ECHA) | May appear in PureScent; named on the product page |
| Amber naphthofuran | 6790-58-5 | Suspected; flagged for further study | industry clean-fragrance list | Not in any of our current oils |
| Bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate | 52829-07-9 | Suspected; flagged for further study | industry clean-fragrance list | Not in any of our current oils |
| cis-3-Hexenyl salicylate | 65405-77-8 | Suspected; flagged for further study | industry clean-fragrance list | Not in any of our current oils |
| Phenol, 2-methoxy-, reaction products with camphene (hydrogenated) | 70955-71-4 | Suspected; flagged for further study | industry clean-fragrance list | Not in any of our current oils |
| Lilial (butylphenyl methylpropional) | 80-54-6 | May damage fertility; suspected of damaging the unborn child. Classified by the EU as toxic to reproduction (Category 1B) and banned in EU cosmetics since March 2022 | EU harmonised classification, industry clean-fragrance list | Not used in PureScent (on our exclusion list) |
| Methyl benzoate | 93-58-3 | Suspected; flagged for further study | industry clean-fragrance list | Not in any of our current oils |
We review this list whenever a supplier sends a new SDS or a classification changes. Questions about a specific ingredient? Contact us.
See PureScent vs PureScent+ for the full standard, and our PureScent Exclusion List for what is never used.