Thymol
Thymol is a hair dyeing and masking ingredient. It’s in 45 products on Poliage, most often exfoliant, mask and serum. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 21, 2026
In plain English
A compound found in thyme oil. Adds scent and is used to make alcohol undrinkable.
What it does
Contains Thymol: denaturant
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Thymol: hair-dyeing
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Thymol: masking
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 38597, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as thymolum.
Products that contain Thymol
Listerine
Listerine Total Care
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Listerine
Listerine Total Care Clean Mint
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Listerine
Listerine Total Care Mouthwash
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Listerine total care purple
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Listerine
Listerine Total Care Zero Alcohol
Lists fragrance, sulfates
Listerine
Listerine Zero Bain De Bouche Quotidien
Lists fragrance, sulfates
Unilever
nước rửa tay
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Nature’s Answer
PerioBrite Mouthwash
Lists essential oils
Listerine
Pocket Mist Cool Mint
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Naturopathica
Pumpkin Purifying Enzyme Peel
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, essential oils
Ombia
Sapone liquido
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Dentitex
Tartar Control Mouthwash
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
100% Pure
Tea Tree Deep Detox Mask
Mask · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, salicylic acid
Auromere
Toothpaste
Lists essential oils, sulfates
Listerine
Total care
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
AUCHAN
TOTAL CARE
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Listerine
Total Care Stay White Mouthwash
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Johnson & Johnson
Total Care Zero menthe douce
Lists fragrance, sulfates
Himalaya Botanique
Turmeric + Coconut Oil Whitening Antiplaque Toothpaste
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Himalaya Botanique
Whitening+ Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Himalaya
Xylitol Toothpaste
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
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