Eugenol in Skincare
Roles: Fragrance ingredient, Masking
Effects: Allergens
Eugenol is a fragrance and one of the ingredients you should use carefully. It is in the list of 26 European Union fragrances that have to be labeled separately because of allergen potential. Laboratory studies show that the component is cytotoxic even at low concentrations. But no studies were performed on humans. In general, it's not the best skincare component.
Safety
Comedogenicity:
0
1
2
3
4
5
Products with Eugenol
Total found: 526
Positioning
0.8%
7
0.4%
8
0.4%
9
1%
10
0.2%
11
0.4%
12
1.5%
13
1.7%
14
1.5%
15
3%
16
2.3%
17
1.9%
18
3.2%
19
2.9%
20
2.7%
21
3.6%
22
4%
23
2.9%
24
4.8%
25
4.4%
26
3.4%
27
3.2%
28
3.4%
29
2.3%
30
1.9%
31
2.1%
32
2.5%
33
3%
34
3%
35
3%
36
1.9%
37
1.5%
38
2.5%
39
2.1%
40
1.1%
41
1.9%
42
1.7%
43
1.5%
44
1.5%
45
0.8%
46
0.6%
47
0.6%
48
1.7%
49
1.3%
50
1.5%
51
1.3%
52
0.2%
53
1.1%
54
0.8%
56
0.4%
59
0.2%
60
0.2%
62
0.4%
63
0.2%
64
0.6%
67
0.2%
68
0.2%
69
0.2%
72
0.2%
73
0.2%
106
0.2%
132