What it is
- EU register name (INCI)
- GERANYL ACETATE
- CAS number
- 105-87-3
- EC number
- 203-341-5
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Geranyl Acetate 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.
- Rinse-out conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 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 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Stylers without it
- Hair oils 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Hair oils without it
Every label, product by product (5)
- DevaCurl One Condition Original Rinse-out conditioner 22nd of 22 names
- tgin Honey Miracle Hair Mask Deep conditioner 29th of 29 names
- DevaCurl Leave-In Decadence Leave-in conditioner 39th of 39 names
- DevaCurl Ultra Defining Gel Styler 19th of 22 names
- Curlsmith Bonding Oil Hair oil 19th of 21 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
- Geraniol 24 labels
- Hexyl Cinnamal 21 labels
- Coumarin 15 labels
- Benzyl Salicylate 12 labels
- Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil 11 labels
- Amyl Cinnamal 9 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.