Parfum
Parfum is a perfuming and deodorant ingredient. It’s in 5,768 products on Poliage, most often shampoo, body wash and conditioner. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: Fragrance.
Updated October 26, 2026
In plain English
The scent mix of a product. Labels list it as one word, so the individual scent compounds are not named.
What it does
Contains Parfum: deodorant
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Parfum: masking
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Parfum: perfuming
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 35851, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as fragrance, fragrances, perfume and natural fragrance.
Products that contain Parfum
Attitude
Hand Cream
Lists fragrance
Kitchen Lemon
Hand Cream
118ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, parabens, silicones, chemical UV filters, formaldehyde releasers
J.R. Watkins
Hand Cream
3.3 Oz (95 g) · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Glossier
Hand Cream
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
hand cream bbw
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Cien
hand cream olive
100ml · Label from France, Morocco and Romania · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates
Nivea
Hand Creme Intensive Pflege
75ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones
Garnier
Hand repair
75ml · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
hand sanitizer
Lists fragrance
Equate
Hand Sanitizer
Label from outside the U.S. · Lists fragrance
hand soap
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Hand soap
50 oz hand soap · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Newport + Home
Hand soap
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Hand soap refill
975 ml · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Method
Hand Wash
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Lacura
Hand- und Nagelpflege
100 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Neutrogena
Handcrem mit Nordic Berry
75 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, silicones
Balea
Handcreme
100ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Ombia
Handcreme
100 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates
Neutrogena
Handcreme
75 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, sulfates
Nivea
Handcreme - 3in1 Repair
75ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones
Neutrogena
Handcreme - sofort einziehende
75ml · Label from Germany and Romania · Lists fragrance
Balea
Handcreme Aloe Vera
100 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Neutrogena
Handcreme Crème Mains
75 ml · Label from Austria · Lists fragrance, sulfates
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