Benzaldehyde
Benzaldehyde is a perfuming and masking ingredient. It’s in 27 products on Poliage, most often body lotion, fragrance and hair styling. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: Fragrance.
Updated October 21, 2026
What it does
Contains Benzaldehyde: denaturant
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Benzaldehyde: flavouring
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Benzaldehyde: masking
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Benzaldehyde: perfuming
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 74599, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Benzaldehyde
Ellis Brooklyn
VANILLA SIN Perfume Mist
Fragrance · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, essential oils
Hempz
White Pumpkin & Toasted Marshmallow Moisturizing Body Lotion
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, silicones
Glossier
You Soie
Fragrance · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, essential oils
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