What it is
In the register’s words: “Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil is the volatile oil obtained by expression from the peel of Citrus sinensis, Rutaceae.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS PEEL OIL
- CAS number
- 8008-57-9
- Written on these labels as
- Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange Sweet) Peel Oil; Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil; Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil; Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Sweet Orange) Peel Oil
Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange Sweet) Peel Oil where the register says CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS PEEL OIL. Both are the same ingredient.
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange Sweet) Peel Oil in any cosmetic, hair roles first. They say why a maker might add it, not what it does in one formula, and they aren’t a safety rating.
- Fragrance
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Gives the product its smell or covers an unpleasant one. A label may name each scent ingredient or group them as Fragrance (Parfum).
Register definition: “Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.”
- Skin conditioning
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The register’s broad role for ingredients that keep skin in good condition. On a hair label it often sits beside a hair role, or marks a plant oil or extract.
Register definition: “Maintaining the skin in good condition.”
Where it sits on each label
US labels list ingredients from most to least, except that those at 1% or less may follow in any order. A name near the top is a large part of the formula. A label doesn’t mark where the 1% point falls, so further down, the order says little about how much is in it.
- Shampoos 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Shampoos without it
- Rinse-out conditioners 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Rinse-out conditioners without it
- Deep conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Deep conditioners without it
- Leave-in conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Leave-in conditioners without it
- Stylers 4 labels First five names: 0 of 4 Stylers without it
- Heat protectants 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Heat protectants without it
Every label, product by product (12)
- Innersense Organic Beauty Hydrating Cream Hairbath Shampoo · listed as Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil* 15th of 35 names
- Bouclème Curl Cleanser Shampoo · listed as *Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Sweet Orange) Peel Oil 21st of 35 names
- Innersense Organic Beauty Hydrating Cream Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner · listed as Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil* 12th of 38 names
- Bouclème Curl Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner · listed as *Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange Sweet) Peel Oil 24th of 38 names
- Innersense Organic Beauty Hydrating Hair Mask Deep conditioner · listed as Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil* 11th of 54 names
- Bouclème Curl Cream Leave-in conditioner · listed as *Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange Sweet) Peel Oil 18th of 38 names
- Innersense Organic Beauty Quiet Calm Curl Control Styler · listed as Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil* 8th of 31 names
- Innersense Organic Beauty I Create Hold Styler · listed as Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil 10th of 20 names
- Bouclème Super Hold Styler Styler · listed as *Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange Sweet) Peel Oil 25th of 48 names
- Bouclème Curl Defining Gel Styler · listed as *Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange Sweet) Peel Oil 18th of 31 names
- Bouclème Curl Defence Spray Heat protectant · listed as *Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange Sweet) Peel Oil 14th of 35 names
- Briogeo Farewell Frizz Blow Dry Perfection & Heat Protectant Crème Heat protectant · listed as Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil* 21st of 30 names
Each line runs from the first name on a label to the last; a dot is where this ingredient sits. Makers change formulas now and then; if the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.
Your next step
Other fragrance ingredients on these labels
- Fragrance (Parfum) 133 labels
- Potassium Sorbate 61 labels
- Sodium Benzoate 61 labels
- Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil 32 labels
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 26 labels
- Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil 26 labels
- Sodium Chloride 26 labels
- Benzoic Acid 25 labels
Updated · The name, numbers and uses come from the European Commission’s CosIng entry (CC BY 4.0); we write the uses in US spelling and put the hair ones first. The labels are each maker’s own. The order rule is the FDA’s Cosmetics Labeling Guide. All our sources are on the Sources page.