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Limonene
AKA “● CYCLOHEXENE”
Essential Oil
Ingredient Facts
Limonene
AKA: ● CYCLOHEXENE
Essential Oil · Deodorant · EWG: 5
Synthetic
Fragrance
Solvent
Essential Oil
Clean
A natural citrus extract that freshens your formula while adding a bright, energizing scent. It helps dissolve other ingredients and works as a natural deodorant.
Formula
C10H16
Mol. Weight
136.23
CAS #
138-86-3
Form
Oil
See origin →
Functions
Deodorant
Perfuming
Added for scent. Can be natural or synthetic. Common irritant and allergen — one of the top reasons people react to products.
Solvent
Dissolves other ingredients so they distribute evenly in the formula. Often the invisible "base" everything else is mixed into.
Controls Odor
Dissolves Ingredients
Adds Fragrance
Neutralizes odor
Adds pleasant scent
Dissolves other ingredients
Traditional Use
Limonene, a terpene compound found in citrus peels. Used in traditional aromatherapy and folk medicine; its isolation and use in modern cosmetics began in the 20th century.
Skin Types
●Caution
Best For
General
Melanin-Rich Skin
Suitable
Allergen Warning
⚠️ EU Fragrance Allergen
EWG
5
CIR
Insufficient
Pregnancy
—
CIR Safety Findings
ewg-5
Regulatory Status
USAunder review
EU✔ permitted
JAPAN✔ permitted
CANADA✔ permitted
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Contact dermatitis, 2016
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d-Limonene
European Commission
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d-Limonene
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Limonene Hydroperoxides.
Anton de Groot
Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2019
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Aqueous Chlorination of D-Limonene.
Lebedev AT, Detenchuk EA, Latkin TB, Bavcon Kralj M, Trebše P
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022
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Aqueous Chlorination of D-Limonene.
Albert T Lebedev, Elena A Detenchuk, Tomas B Latkin, Mojca Bavcon Kralj, Polonca Trebše
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022
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Aqueous Chlorination of D-Limonene.
Albert T Lebedev, Elena A Detenchuk, Tomas B Latkin, Mojca Bavcon Kralj, Polonca Trebše
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022
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Aqueous Chlorination of D-Limonene.
Albert T Lebedev, Elena A Detenchuk, Tomas B Latkin, Mojca Bavcon Kralj, Polonca Trebše
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022
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Limonene and linalool hydroperoxides review: Pros and con...
Isabel A Ogueta, Johanna Brared Christensson, Elena Giménez-Arnau, Richard Brans, Mark Wilkinson, Luca Stingeni + 5 more
Contact dermatitis, 2022
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Limonene and linalool hydroperoxides review: Pros and con...
Isabel A Ogueta, Johanna Brared Christensson, Elena Giménez-Arnau, Richard Brans, Mark Wilkinson, Luca Stingeni + 5 more
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Limonene and linalool hydroperoxides review: Pros and con...
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Verified Feb 2026
Data: PubChem · CosIng · EWG · CIR