What it is
The register’s chemical name for it: “2,6-Octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, (2E)-.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- GERANIOL
- CAS number
- 106-24-1
- EC number
- 203-377-1
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Geraniol 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.
- Perfuming
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Used as a perfume or scent material. Essential oils and their scent compounds, such as linalool and limonene, carry this role.
Register definition: “Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.”
- Tonic
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The register’s role for ingredients said to give skin and hair a feeling of well-being. Many plant extracts carry it.
Register definition: “Producing a feeling of well-being on skin and hair.”
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 3 labels First five names: 0 of 3 Shampoos without it
- Rinse-out conditioners 3 labels First five names: 0 of 3 Rinse-out conditioners without it
- Deep conditioners 4 labels First five names: 0 of 4 Deep conditioners without it
- Leave-in conditioners 3 labels First five names: 0 of 3 Leave-in conditioners without it
- Stylers 6 labels First five names: 0 of 6 Stylers without it
- Heat protectants 3 labels First five names: 0 of 3 Heat protectants without it
- Hair oils 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Hair oils without it
Every label, product by product (24)
- Ouidad Curl Quencher Moisturizing Shampoo Shampoo 27th of 37 names
- DevaCurl No-Poo Original Shampoo 22nd of 22 names
- Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Clean Slate Daily Shampoo Shampoo 22nd of 22 names
- Jessicurl Too Shea! Extra Moisturizing Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner 25th of 31 names
- Bouclème Curl Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner · listed as **Geraniol 34th of 38 names
- Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Clean Slate Daily Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner 30th of 30 names
- Jessicurl Deep Conditioning Treatment Deep conditioner 24th of 30 names
- DevaCurl Melt Into Moisture Deep conditioner 33rd of 41 names
- tgin Honey Miracle Hair Mask Deep conditioner 24th of 29 names
- Bouclème Intensive Moisture Treatment Deep conditioner · listed as **Geraniol 43rd of 50 names
- DevaCurl Leave-In Decadence Leave-in conditioner 31st of 39 names
- tgin Green Tea Super Moist Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 30th of 34 names
- Bouclème Curl Cream Leave-in conditioner · listed as **Geraniol 36th of 38 names
- Ouidad Curl Quencher Moisturizing Styling Gel Styler 32nd of 38 names
- tgin Curl Bomb Moisturizing Styling Gel Styler 23rd of 27 names
- TRESemmé Bouncy Curls Defining Cream Styler 23rd of 25 names
- Bouclème Curl Defining Gel Styler · listed as **Geraniol 29th of 31 names
- Bouclème Super Volumising Foam Styler · listed as **Geraniol 34th of 36 names
- Bouclème Super Hold Styler Styler · listed as **Geraniol 46th of 48 names
- TRESemmé Protecting Heat Styling Spray Heat protectant 25th of 29 names
- Curlsmith Miracle Shield Heat protectant 30th of 34 names
- Bouclème Curl Defence Spray Heat protectant · listed as †Geraniol 32nd of 35 names
- Curlsmith Bonding Oil Hair oil 14th of 21 names
- Bouclème Revive 5 Hair Oil Hair oil · listed as †Geraniol 25th of 31 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 perfuming ingredients on these labels
- Linalool 63 labels
- Citronellol 24 labels
- Hexyl Cinnamal 21 labels
- Coumarin 15 labels
- Benzyl Salicylate 12 labels
- Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil 11 labels
- Amyl Cinnamal 9 labels
- Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone 7 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.