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Ingredient function glossary

Ingredient label reference

Linalool

Perfuming scent material

Fragrance, colour and sensory modifiers

A scent material used for perfuming; CosIng also lists a deodorant function.

Also seen as
Linalyl alcohol · 3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadien-3-ol · 1,6-octadien-3-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-
Reported functions
Deodorant · Perfuming
Example formats
Rinse-off · Leave-on · Wipe · Balm or cream

Why it may be in a product

It can contribute a specific scent note or arrive as one disclosed component of a wider fragrance material.

What the name tells you

It identifies Linalool and its reported perfuming and deodorant functions.

What the label cannot tell you

It cannot establish concentration, source, whether it was added alone or arrived through another material, the finished scent or product suitability.

Evidence status

Official ingredient-function evidence verified current—CosIng marked the record Active on 24 August 2026; it supports the cautious role wording, not a finished-product conclusion.

Reference entries

Evidence and boundaries

Terminology sources, shown plainly.

The glossary uses official European sources to check ingredient terminology and to keep medical, biocidal and finished-product claims outside the glossary. Cosmetic references concern human products; their use here is limited to names and reported formulation functions.

Reference review: 2026-08-25.

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Discussed in Journal guides

  1. Source 1

    European Commission — CosIng database

    A non-binding reference for cosmetic ingredient names and reported functions. It concerns human cosmetics and is used here only as a terminology source, not as canine safety approval.

  2. Source 2

    Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175

    The current EU glossary of common ingredient names for cosmetic product labelling, applicable from 30 July 2026.

  3. Source 3

    Regulation (EU) 2019/6 on veterinary medicinal products

    Regulatory context for why claims about treating or preventing disease are outside this formulation glossary.

  4. Source 4

    Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 on biocidal products

    Regulatory context for why disinfection and pest-control claims are outside this formulation glossary.