Eugenol in skincare
A clove-like fragrance allergen with contact-allergy relevance.
What to do about it
Avoid if you know you react to fragrance allergens.
This one matters more in leave-on products — a serum or moisturiser that stays on your skin — than in a cleanser you rinse off within a minute. Skinvio weighs it less heavily for rinse-off formulas for that reason.
Why it's flagged
- Fragrance allergen
How common is it?
Listed on roughly 1 in 40 of the 4,195 product labels in Skinvio's catalogue.
Counted by matching label text, so it reflects how often the name is printed on a label rather than a verified chemical analysis.
Also written as
eugenol
Labels rarely agree on naming. Skinvio matches all of these to the same ingredient.
Where this comes from
EU fragrance allergen labeling list.
This is cosmetic guidance, not medical advice
Skinvio does not diagnose, treat, or cure any skin condition. Ingredient scores describe general formulation patterns, not how your skin will respond. Always patch test, and speak to a licensed clinician about reactions, persistent irritation, or any changing spot or growth.
Related ingredients
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Skinvio scans a product's full ingredient list and scores it for your skin type, flagging everything on this list in one pass.
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