CYCLOHEXANOL ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is used mainly as a solvent and fragrance material, helping dissolve scent components and contributing a faint camphoraceous alcohol note.
What does CYCLOHEXANOL do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is used mainly as a solvent and fragrance material, helping dissolve scent components and contributing a faint camphoraceous alcohol note.
Is CYCLOHEXANOL clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, it has friction because it is a petrochemical scent and solvent material with irritation potential at higher exposure. It is not a major declarable fragrance allergen, but natural-only and COSMOS-style standards generally do not accept it as a conventional synthetic input.
Is CYCLOHEXANOL sustainable?
This material is commonly made from petrochemical feedstocks, so its sourcing is not strongly aligned with renewable-carbon goals. It is expected to be biodegradable with low bioaccumulation potential, but it can contribute to volatile organic compound emissions.
Is CYCLOHEXANOL COSMOS-approved?
It is not permitted as a standard petrochemical synthetic ingredient under COSMOS-organic or COSMOS-natural rules. Its Green Chemistry profile is mixed, with reasonable biodegradability but nonrenewable sourcing and solvent-style volatility.
How does CYCLOHEXANOL work chemically?
The molecule is a saturated six-membered ring bearing one hydroxyl group, which makes it a moderately polar secondary alcohol with both solvent and scent-carrying behavior. It is typically used at trace to sub-percent levels when present as a fragrance or solvent component, has limited water solubility, and is more stable near neutral pH than in strongly oxidizing systems.
Last updated 2026-05-15