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Cananga Odorata Oil

What Cananga Odorata Oil is & what it does

An ylang ylang essential oil with a rich, sweet floral scent. It adds fragrance but is a potential sensitizer for reactive skin.

What does Cananga Odorata Oil do in skincare?

Cananga Odorata Oil is the ylang-ylang essential oil and is used mainly as a natural fragrance for its sweet, floral aroma. It is added to scent products rather than to perform a structural job in the formula. Like other essential oils, it is usually used at low levels.

Is Cananga Odorata Oil safe?

Cananga Odorata Oil is a natural fragrance oil, but it contains aroma compounds that are recognized fragrance allergens, so it can trigger reactions in fragrance-sensitive skin. It is typically used at low levels. People prone to fragrance allergies may prefer products without it, and a patch test is sensible.

Is Cananga Odorata Oil natural or synthetic?

It is natural. It is an essential oil distilled from the flowers of the ylang-ylang tree, Cananga odorata. As a botanical oil, its scent and composition can vary with the source and distillation.

Sunscreens with Cananga Odorata Oil

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