Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Caution
Official INCI name
Lemon essential oil, rich in limonene. Cold-pressed lemon oil can make skin react to sunlight, so take care in the sun with leave-on products that contain it.
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 irritate or dry out skin, especially at higher strength or in leave-on products.
Also written as
Scans recognise it under every one of these names.
Citrus Medica Limonum Peel OilLemon OilLemon Peel Oil
“Citrus Limon Peel Oil” is its name in the EU glossary of common ingredient names (no. 6834), the names labels in the EU must use. © European Union, EUR-Lex.