What it is
The register’s chemical name for it: “3,7-Dimethyl octa-1,6-diene-3-ol.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- LINALOOL
- CAS number
- 78-70-6
- EC number
- 201-134-4
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Linalool 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.”
- Deodorant
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Reduces or covers unpleasant smells.
Register definition: “Reducing and/or eluminating unpleasant odour. Contributing against the formation of malodour on body surfaces.”
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 7 labels First five names: 0 of 7 Shampoos without it
- Clarifying shampoos 4 labels First five names: 0 of 4 Clarifying shampoos without it
- Rinse-out conditioners 8 labels First five names: 0 of 8 Rinse-out conditioners without it
- Deep conditioners 9 labels First five names: 0 of 9 Deep conditioners without it
- Leave-in conditioners 7 labels First five names: 0 of 7 Leave-in conditioners without it
- Stylers 14 labels First five names: 0 of 14 Stylers without it
- Protein treatments 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Protein treatments without it
- Heat protectants 5 labels First five names: 0 of 5 Heat protectants without it
- Hair oils 5 labels First five names: 0 of 5 Hair oils without it
- Curl refreshers 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Curl refreshers without it
Every label, product by product (63)
- Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Clean Slate Daily Shampoo Shampoo 17th of 22 names
- Cantu Ultra Moisture Nourishing Shampoo Shampoo 25th of 31 names
- Ouidad Curl Quencher Moisturizing Shampoo Shampoo 30th of 37 names
- Curlsmith Essential Moisture Shampoo Shampoo 26th of 28 names
- Innersense Organic Beauty Hydrating Cream Hairbath Shampoo · listed as Linalool† 34th of 35 names
- Bouclème Curl Cleanser Shampoo · listed as **Linalool 35th of 35 names
- PATTERN Hydration Shampoo Shampoo 42nd of 42 names
- Malibu C Un-Do-Goo Shampoo Clarifying shampoo 14th of 16 names
- Cécred Detoxifying Shampoo Clarifying shampoo 35th of 38 names
- Curlsmith Curl Reset Detox Shampoo Clarifying shampoo 25th of 27 names
- DevaCurl Buildup Buster Clarifying shampoo 22nd of 22 names
- Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Clean Slate Daily Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner 25th of 30 names
- DevaCurl One Condition Original Rinse-out conditioner 19th of 22 names
- Aunt Jackie's In Control Moisturizing Softening Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner 35th of 39 names
- Jessicurl Too Shea! Extra Moisturizing Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner 28th of 31 names
- Bouclème Curl Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner · listed as **Linalool 35th of 38 names
- Curlsmith Essential Moisture Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner 31st of 33 names
- Innersense Organic Beauty Hydrating Cream Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner · listed as Linalool† 37th of 38 names
- Cécred Hydrating Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner 50th of 50 names
- DevaCurl Melt Into Moisture Deep conditioner 31st of 41 names
- Bouclème Intensive Moisture Treatment Deep conditioner · listed as **Linalool 42nd of 50 names
- Cantu Ultra Moisture Nourishing Mask Deep conditioner 23rd of 26 names
- tgin Honey Miracle Hair Mask Deep conditioner 26th of 29 names
- Jessicurl Deep Conditioning Treatment Deep conditioner 27th of 30 names
- Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Deep Hydration Mask Deep conditioner 27th of 30 names
- Curlsmith Double Cream Deep Quencher Deep conditioner 34th of 36 names
- Innersense Organic Beauty Hydrating Hair Mask Deep conditioner · listed as Linalool† 53rd of 54 names
- Cécred Moisturizing Deep Conditioner Deep conditioner 41st of 41 names
- DevaCurl Leave-In Decadence Leave-in conditioner 29th of 39 names
- Aunt Jackie's Quench! Moisture Intensive Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 24th of 31 names
- Cantu Ultra Moisture Nourishing Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 31st of 37 names
- Curlsmith Weightless Air Dry Cream Leave-in conditioner 29th of 33 names
- Bouclème Curl Cream Leave-in conditioner · listed as **Linalool 35th of 38 names
- PATTERN Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 40th of 43 names
- tgin Green Tea Super Moist Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 32nd of 34 names
- DevaCurl Ultra Defining Gel Styler 18th of 22 names
- Aunt Jackie's Don't Shrink Flaxseed Elongating Curling Gel Styler 17th of 20 names
- Cantu Ultra Moisture Nourishing Curl Cream Styler 26th of 30 names
- Bouclème Curl Defining Gel Styler · listed as **Linalool 28th of 31 names
- Cécred Moisture Sealing Lotion Styler 44th of 48 names
- Ouidad Curl Quencher Moisturizing Styling Gel Styler 35th of 38 names
- tgin Curl Bomb Moisturizing Styling Gel Styler 25th of 27 names
- Curlsmith In-Shower Style Fixer Styler 28th of 30 names
- Bouclème Super Hold Styler Styler · listed as **Linalool 45th of 48 names
- PATTERN Curl Gel Styler 36th of 38 names
- Innersense Organic Beauty Quiet Calm Curl Control Styler · listed as Linalool† 30th of 31 names
- Bouclème Super Volumising Foam Styler · listed as **Linalool 35th of 36 names
- TRESemmé Bouncy Curls Defining Cream Styler 25th of 25 names
- TRESemmé Bouncy Curls Air Dry Foam Styler 17th of 17 names
- Redken Extreme CAT Protein Reconstructing Treatment Protein treatment 14th of 16 names
- Cécred Reconstructing Treatment Mask Protein treatment 37th of 37 names
- Curlsmith Curlshield Cream Heat protectant 34th of 37 names
- Curlsmith Miracle Shield Heat protectant 32nd of 34 names
- Bouclème Curl Defence Spray Heat protectant · listed as †Linalool 33rd of 35 names
- OLAPLEX Nº.9 Bond Protector Nourishing Hair Serum Heat protectant 31st of 31 names
- TRESemmé Protecting Heat Styling Spray Heat protectant 29th of 29 names
- Curlsmith Bonding Oil Hair oil 12th of 21 names
- Bouclème Revive 5 Hair Oil Hair oil · listed as †Linalool 22nd of 31 names
- OLAPLEX Nº.7 Bonding Oil Hair oil 18th of 21 names
- PATTERN Jojoba Oil Blend Hair oil 7th of 8 names
- Cécred Nourishing Hair Oil Hair oil 28th of 31 names
- Curlsmith Shake & Shine Curl refresher 48th of 51 names
- PATTERN Hydrating Mist Curl refresher 49th of 52 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
- 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
- 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.