[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":187},["ShallowReactive",2],{"ingredient-amyl-cinnamaldehyde":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":144,"commonProducts":145,"description":149,"extension":150,"icon":151,"inciName":87,"irritantReason":152,"isCommonIrritant":153,"keyFacts":154,"localNames":164,"meta":165,"navigation":153,"path":166,"relatedArticles":167,"seo":174,"severity":175,"slug":176,"stem":177,"subtitle":178,"symptoms":179,"synonyms":184,"__hash__":186},"ingredients/learn/ingredients/amyl-cinnamaldehyde.md","Amyl Cinnamaldehyde",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":134},"minimark",[9,14,25,32,35,39,42,45,49,77,81,100,104,107,110,114],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"what-is-amyl-cinnamaldehyde","What is Amyl Cinnamaldehyde?",[15,16,17,20,21,24],"p",{},[18,19,5],"strong",{}," (INCI: Amyl Cinnamal; also called Alpha-Amyl Cinnamic Aldehyde or Jasmine Aldehyde) is a synthetic fragrance chemical with a distinctive ",[18,22,23],{},"jasmine-like, sweet floral"," scent. It has been used in perfumery since the 1930s and became one of the signature ingredients in classic jasmine-type fragrances. It is widely used in soaps, detergents, and household cleaning products, as well as in fine fragrances.",[15,26,27,28,31],{},"Amyl Cinnamal is one of the ",[18,29,30],{},"eight components of Fragrance Mix I"," and one of the 26 EU-regulated fragrance allergens. Despite the EU calling for individual label declaration, it remains in widespread use because it is an effective and economical jasmine-scent molecule.",[15,33,34],{},"Chemically, amyl cinnamaldehyde is an alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehyde — a structural class particularly prone to hapten formation and sensitization because of the electrophilic aldehyde and the activated double bond both present as reaction sites.",[10,36,38],{"id":37},"why-does-amyl-cinnamaldehyde-cause-reactions","Why does Amyl Cinnamaldehyde cause reactions?",[15,40,41],{},"Amyl cinnamaldehyde is an electrophilic molecule that readily reacts with nucleophilic amino acid residues (lysine, cysteine) in skin proteins. As an alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehyde, it has two electrophilic sites — making it a particularly efficient hapten-former and thus a more potent sensitizer than single-site reactants.",[15,43,44],{},"Contact allergy proceeds through classic Type IV delayed hypersensitivity. Cross-reactivity with other cinnamic aldehyde derivatives (cinnamal, hexyl cinnamal) is possible due to structural similarity. Housewives, cleaning workers, and individuals using high-fragrance detergents and soaps are at elevated occupational risk.",[10,46,48],{"id":47},"where-is-amyl-cinnamaldehyde-found-in-products","Where is Amyl Cinnamaldehyde found in products?",[50,51,52,59,65,71],"ul",{},[53,54,55,58],"li",{},[18,56,57],{},"Fine fragrances",": Classic jasmine, floral, and oriental perfume compositions",[53,60,61,64],{},[18,62,63],{},"Soap",": Very common in floral-scented soap bars and liquid soaps",[53,66,67,70],{},[18,68,69],{},"Household detergents and fabric softeners",": Particularly jasmine or floral-scented laundry products",[53,72,73,76],{},[18,74,75],{},"Household cleaning sprays",": With floral fragrance",[10,78,80],{"id":79},"how-to-spot-amyl-cinnamaldehyde-on-labels","How to spot Amyl Cinnamaldehyde on labels",[50,82,83,89,95],{},[53,84,85,88],{},[18,86,87],{},"Amyl Cinnamal"," — the INCI name required on labels",[53,90,91,94],{},[18,92,93],{},"Alpha-Amyl Cinnamic Aldehyde"," — older technical name",[53,96,97,99],{},[18,98,5],{}," — common name",[10,101,103],{"id":102},"in-indian-products","In Indian products 🇮🇳",[15,105,106],{},"Amyl cinnamal is found in many fragranced Indian household and personal care products. Jasmine is one of the most beloved scents in India — associated with traditional hair oil, garlands, and incense — and jasmine-scented products are pervasive in the Indian market. Many Indian soap brands offer jasmine-scented variants, and jasmine-type fragrances in laundry products and household cleaners are extremely common. Amyl cinnamal contributes to the jasmine character in many of these synthetic fragrance blends.",[15,108,109],{},"Indian consumers with confirmed FM I positive patch tests should be particularly cautious with jasmine-scented products, as amyl cinnamal is commonly the jasmine-character molecule used in synthetic formulations.",[10,111,113],{"id":112},"safer-alternatives","Safer alternatives",[50,115,116,122,128],{},[53,117,118,121],{},[18,119,120],{},"Fragrance-free detergents and soaps",": Remove fragranced laundry and personal care products",[53,123,124,127],{},[18,125,126],{},"Natural jasmine in attars",": Real jasmine absolute contains indole, benzyl benzoate, and other compounds rather than synthetic amyl cinnamal — though natural jasmine has its own allergenicity profile",[53,129,130,133],{},[18,131,132],{},"Fragrance-free household cleaners",": Plant-derived cleaning products labeled fragrance-free",{"title":135,"searchDepth":136,"depth":136,"links":137},"",2,[138,139,140,141,142,143],{"id":12,"depth":136,"text":13},{"id":37,"depth":136,"text":38},{"id":47,"depth":136,"text":48},{"id":79,"depth":136,"text":80},{"id":102,"depth":136,"text":103},{"id":112,"depth":136,"text":113},"fragrance",[146,63,147,148],"Perfume","Detergent","Household cleaning products","A synthetic fragrance with a jasmine-like scent. One of the eight Fragrance Mix I allergens and an EU-regulated contact allergen found in perfumes, soaps, and detergents.","md","🌸",null,true,[155,158,161],{"label":156,"value":157},"FM I component","One of the 8 allergens in Fragrance Mix I — international patch test standard for fragrance allergy",{"label":159,"value":160},"EU regulation","Must be individually declared on cosmetic labels in the EU (and by INCI convention in India) when above threshold concentrations",{"label":162,"value":163},"Jasmine scent","Widely used in jasmine-type and floral fragrance compositions in soap and perfumery since the 1930s",[],{},"/learn/ingredients/amyl-cinnamaldehyde",[168,171],{"slug":169,"title":170},"/learn/patch-test-shopping-guide","Patch Test Shopping Guide",{"slug":172,"title":173},"/learn/reading-cosmetic-labels","How to Read Cosmetic Labels",{"title":5,"description":149},"moderate","amyl-cinnamaldehyde","learn/ingredients/amyl-cinnamaldehyde","A synthetic jasmine-like fragrance — Fragrance Mix I allergen, EU regulated",[180,181,182,183],"Allergic contact dermatitis","Facial and neck rash from perfumed products","Hand dermatitis from fragranced detergents","Airborne contact dermatitis",[87,93,185],"Jasmine aldehyde","0WlhY63V2IqVgv6PQ6dMODn2JFa--cDqNnIWmg5Zge8",1778416676305]