What it is
In the register’s words: “Pinene is the organic compound.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- PINENE
- CAS number
- 80-56-8
- EC number
- 201-291-9
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Pinene 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.”
- Antifoaming
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Keeps foam down while the product is made or used.
Register definition: “Suppressing foam during manufacturing or reducing the tendency of finished products to generate foam.”
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 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Shampoos without it
- Deep conditioners 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Deep conditioners without it
- Leave-in conditioners 3 labels First five names: 0 of 3 Leave-in conditioners without it
- Stylers 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Stylers without it
- Heat protectants 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Heat protectants without it
- Hair oils 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Hair oils without it
- Curl refreshers 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Curl refreshers without it
Every label, product by product (11)
- Cantu Ultra Moisture Nourishing Shampoo Shampoo 30th of 31 names
- tgin Honey Miracle Hair Mask Deep conditioner 25th of 29 names
- DevaCurl Melt Into Moisture Deep conditioner 40th of 41 names
- tgin Green Tea Super Moist Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 31st of 34 names
- Cantu Ultra Moisture Nourishing Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 36th of 37 names
- DevaCurl Leave-In Decadence Leave-in conditioner 38th of 39 names
- tgin Curl Bomb Moisturizing Styling Gel Styler 24th of 27 names
- Curlsmith In-Shower Style Fixer Styler 29th of 30 names
- Curlsmith Curlshield Cream Heat protectant 36th of 37 names
- Curlsmith Bonding Oil Hair oil 21st of 21 names
- Curlsmith Shake & Shine Curl refresher 50th of 51 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.