Cinnamal
Caution
Official INCI name
The molecule that makes cinnamon smell like cinnamon — and one of the more common fragrance allergens.
What it does
Fragrance. Added for scent: perfume blends, essential oils and aroma chemicals.
Worth knowing
A known fragrance allergen — a common cause of contact allergy, which is why EU rules require it to be named on the label.
Can cause contact allergy that, once developed, returns on every exposure.
Also written as
Scans recognise it under every one of these names.
CinnamaldehydeCinnamic Aldehyde
“Cinnamal” is its name in the EU glossary of common ingredient names (no. 6512), the names labels in the EU must use. © European Union, EUR-Lex.