Alpha-Ionone
What Alpha-Ionone is & what it does
Alpha-Ionone is an aroma compound with a soft, violet-like, woody scent, used as a fragrance ingredient. In cosmetics it appears at low levels to build or round out a product's fragrance profile. As a fragrance component of the ionone family it is one of the materials subject to fragrance-labeling rules in some regions, though no concern is flagged for it here. It is not a UV filter.
What is Alpha-Ionone?
Alpha-Ionone is an aroma compound with a soft, violet-like, woody scent. In cosmetics it is used as a fragrance ingredient.
What does Alpha-Ionone do in cosmetics?
It is added at low levels to build or round out a product's fragrance. It has no UV filtering function and adds no sun protection.
Is Alpha-Ionone safe?
It is generally considered safe at the levels used in fragrance, and no specific concern is flagged for it here. As a fragrance material it may be labeled separately in some regions, so fragrance-sensitive users can keep an eye out for it.
Sunscreens with Alpha-Ionone
We rate 3 sunscreens that contain it:
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Bare Republic Mineral Face Gel Lotion Spf 30
70/100
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Bare Republic Mineral Body Gel Sunscreen Lotion - SPF 30
70/100
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Bare Republic Mineral Sunscreen Gel-lotion SPF 30
70/100