https://plainlabelguide.com/Independent, ingredient-checked guides to fragrance-free body care, skin care, laundry and cleaning products. Every check is dated; "unscented" is never treated as "fragrance-free".https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/are-essential-oils-fragrance-free/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/are-essential-oils-fragrance-free/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTWe found no regulator or society statement that equates essential oils with fragrance. DermNet says perfume is formed from fragrant essential oils and that essential oils can cause allergic contact dermatitis. Our own rule: a product listing essential oils is not fragrance-free.https://plainlabelguide.com/cerave-vs-cetaphil/https://plainlabelguide.com/cerave-vs-cetaphil/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTOn the maker lists we read (11 to 13 November 2026), the CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion and Hydrating Facial Cleanser and four Cetaphil lotion, cream and cleanser products show no fragrance-type entry. This compares documented lists and claims, not performance or skin results.https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/eu-26-fragrance-allergens/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/eu-26-fragrance-allergens/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe official text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 says 24 fragrance allergens are individually labelled today, that the SCCS identified 56 more, and that the new labelling duty applies above 0.001% in leave-on and 0.01% in rinse-off products. The older "26" comes from a 1999 committee opinion.https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fda-fragrance-labeling-trade-secret/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fda-fragrance-labeling-trade-secret/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTUS regulations let cosmetic makers list fragrance ingredients simply as "Fragrance". The FDA page explains that the labelling law cannot be used to force companies to reveal trade secrets, and fragrance formulas are the components most likely to be treated as such.https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/formaldehyde-releasers-in-skincare/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/formaldehyde-releasers-in-skincare/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTFormaldehyde releasers are preservatives that give off formaldehyde, a known skin sensitiser. They are not fragrance ingredients, so fragrance-free does not mean releaser-free. A 2026 meta-analysis puts contact allergy to individual releasers at roughly 1.2% to 2.8% of dermatitis patients tested.https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-allergen-names-on-ingredient-labels/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-allergen-names-on-ingredient-labels/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThis guide covers citronellol, geraniol, coumarin, eugenol, benzyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamal and benzyl alcohol. For each we give what PubChem and PubMed abstracts say, and where a source is missing we say so. We found no source for how any of them is spelled on a label.https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-bathroom/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-bathroom/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTGo category by category and read the maker's ingredient list for each one, because the FDA says even some products labeled "unscented" may contain fragrance ingredients. Soap, body wash, shampoo, deodorant and lotion each have a roundup on this site; toothpaste and antiperspirant are regulated as drugs.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-body-wash/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-body-wash/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTSeven body and face-and-body washes pass our fragrance-free check: no fragrance, parfum, aroma, perfume or essential oil appears in the maker's own ingredient list. The shortest lists are Dove Ultra Sensitive Serum and Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser, both 10 entries. Vanicream is included on its list alone, because its maker never uses the words "fragrance-free".https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-cleaning-products/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-cleaning-products/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTSwap the products that touch your skin and air most often first: dish soap, dishwasher detergent and laundry. Check each maker ingredient list, because EPA says "unscented" products can contain masking chemicals, and one study found "green" cleaners can still add fragrance chemicals to indoor air.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-cleanser/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-cleanser/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTFour facial cleansers have ingredient lists with no fragrance, parfum, aroma or essential oils, and each maker makes a fragrance-free statement (quoted below). Pick by format first, then by surfactants and preservatives on the list.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-deodorant/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-deodorant/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTEach & Every Natural Deodorant (12 entries, wax and coconut-oil based) and Vanicream (5 entries, water-based) pass our fragrance-free list check. Only two products on this page have verified maker lists. Dove Deodorant Stick Sensitive Aluminum Free fails: its maker list includes Fragrance (Parfum).https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-diapers/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-diapers/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTTwo diapers pass our list check on browser-captured maker pages: Honest Wetness Indicator Diapers, which the maker says are made without fragrance (its list includes citrus extract and liquid chlorophyll as odor inhibitors), and Huggies Skin Essentials, whose 12-entry list has no fragrance-type entry. Neither has a certification check behind it.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-dish-soap/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-dish-soap/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTEight hand dish soaps (seven liquids and one foaming spray) have maker ingredient lists with no fragrance, parfum, aroma or essential oil. A product named "unscented" is not automatically fragrance-free, so we checked each list, not the front label.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-dishwasher-detergent/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-dishwasher-detergent/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTFive dishwasher detergents have maker ingredient lists with no fragrance, parfum, aroma or essential oil: two gels, two sets of packs and one powder. "Unscented" is not the same as fragrance-free, so we read each list, not the front label.https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-dorm-essentials/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-dorm-essentials/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTSwitch the products you control first: laundry, body wash, deodorant and anything you spray or plug in. For shared bathrooms, floors and roommates, the two university documents we read describe talking to the other person and to housing or student affairs; neither promises a scent-free room.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-dryer-sheets/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-dryer-sheets/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTFour products pass our fragrance-free check on the maker's own ingredient list: Seventh Generation Free & Clear dryer sheets and liquid softener (lists read by our fetch), and Bounce Free & Gentle sheets and Downy Free & Gentle liquid (lists captured from the maker's page in a browser). None of the four lists names fragrance, parfum, aroma or essential oil. Only these four could be verified, so this is a short list, not a market survey.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-eye-cream/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-eye-cream/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTOnly two products pass our fragrance-free list check for this category: CeraVe Eye Repair Cream, a 41-entry list read by our fetch, and Avène Tolerance Control, a seven-entry list captured in a browser. The CeraVe page is the one that names the product for the eye area; the Avène page in our record does not.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-face-cream/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-face-cream/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTSeven products pass our fragrance-free list check: Vanicream Moisturizing Cream (shortest cream list, petrolatum-based), Avène Tolerance Control (seven entries), La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair, CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion, Aveeno Calm + Restore Oat Gel, Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream and Clinique Moisture Surge 100H. Night-cream use is a matter of texture, not a separate category on these labels.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-face-moisturizer/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-face-moisturizer/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTTen face moisturizers have ingredient lists with no fragrance, parfum, aroma or essential oil. Choose the texture first (gel, lotion or cream), then check the list for the extras you want to avoid, such as colorants, lanolin or plant extracts.https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-gifts/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-gifts/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuy from a maker-published ingredient list, not from the word "unscented". The FDA says some "unscented" products contain masking fragrance. This guide covers three gift ideas that have at least three checked product records each, with the evidence level and date for each product.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-hair-products/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-hair-products/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTFive hair products pass our fragrance-free test on the maker's own ingredient list: a dry shampoo (Batiste Fragrance Free Light), two shampoos (CeraVe Gentle Hydrating and Vanicream), a hairspray (Vanicream firm hold) and a styling gel (Vanicream). The spray is the only true hairspray verified; the gel is a gel, not a spray.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-hand-cream/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-hand-cream/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTTwo creams pass our fragrance-free list check: Vanicream Moisturizing Cream (10 entries, petrolatum-based, no plant oils) and Cetaphil Intensive Moisturizing Cream for Dry Skin (23 entries, with plant oils and a benzyl alcohol preservative). Neither maker page we read presents the product as a hand cream, so this is a list comparison, not a hand-specific endorsement.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-hand-soap/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-hand-soap/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTFive hand soaps pass our fragrance-free list check: ATTITUDE, Dr. Bronner's Unscented Pure-Castile, ECOS Free & Clear, Seventh Generation Free & Clean and Vanicream Liquid Cleanser. Vanicream and ECOS carry the shortest lists with no aloe or oat entry; Dr. Bronner's is the only true soap (saponified oils) rather than a synthetic-surfactant wash.https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-hospital-bag/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-hospital-bag/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe NHS hospital bag checklist lists toiletries, pads and nappies but does not mention scent. St. Joseph's Health Care London asks patients and visitors to avoid scented products during a stay. For a fragrance-free bag, read the maker's ingredient list for each item.https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-hotel-room/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-hotel-room/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe sources we read show no common definition of a fragrance-free hotel room. The one published chain standard we read, Scandic (2019), lists fragrance-free toiletries and strict cleaning procedures, so ask any hotel exactly what it covers and get the answer in writing.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-laundry-detergent/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-laundry-detergent/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTSix detergents pass our fragrance-free check on the maker's own ingredient list, retrieved 2026-11-11 and 2026-11-12: All Free Clear, Arm & Hammer Sensitive Skin Free & Clear, ECOS Free & Clear, Seventh Generation Free & Clear, Tide Free & Gentle and Charlie's Soap powder. A product marketed as unscented or free and clear is not the same thing, so check the list for fragrance, parfum or aroma. Several well-known brands could not be verified and are not recommended or rejected here.https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-laundry-for-newborn/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-laundry-for-newborn/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTA fragrance-free detergent, a small dose, an extra rinse and no fabric softener is a reasonable routine. HealthyChildren.org (AAP) says many parents use ordinary family detergent and only switch to a milder or fragrance-free one if the baby shows skin irritation. Ask a pediatrician about any rash.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-lip-balm/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-lip-balm/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTEight lip balms pass our list check: no fragrance, parfum, aroma, perfume or essential oil appears in the maker's ingredient list. Five maker pages were read by our fetch; three (Avène, ChapStick, La Roche-Posay) were captured from the maker's page in a browser. Claim wording varies, as quoted below.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-lipstick/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-lipstick/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTFour lip products pass our list check: Almay Color & Care Lip Oil in Stick and Clinique Almost Lipstick, where the maker itself says fragrance free, Clinique Pop Plush Creamy Lip Gloss (a gloss, not a stick), and Almay Lip Vibes Lipstick, whose maker does not make that claim and whose list includes "Flavor". All four rest on browser-captured maker pages.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-lotion/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-lotion/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTOn the makers' own ingredient lists, all seven lotions and creams below show no fragrance, parfum or essential oil entry. No body oil was verified, so none is recommended. If you want the shortest list, Vanicream Moisturizing Lotion or Cream (10 to 11 entries) is the plainest of the six; if you want a large pump-size body lotion, Dove lists 13 oz and 20 oz.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-makeup/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-makeup/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTNine products pass our list check: four Almay eye products, two Clinique items, one Neutrogena loose powder and two Physicians Formula mascaras. The shortest lists are Almay Eyeliner Pencil and Neutrogena Mineral Sheers; the longest are the Clinique High Impact, Physicians Formula Eye Booster and Almay Thickening & Tint mascaras.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-moisturiser-for-dry-skin/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-moisturiser-for-dry-skin/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTNone of the eleven products here lists fragrance, parfum or aroma on the ingredient list we read, but they differ a lot in format, oil base and list length. Choose by list type (petrolatum or mineral oil, plant oils, ceramides, oat, colorants), then confirm the list on the pack you buy. For a skin problem, see a clinician.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-moisturizer/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-moisturizer/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTFive moisturizers pass our fragrance-free check on the maker's own ingredient list, retrieved 2026-11-11: Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer, Lubriderm Advanced Therapy Hand & Body Lotion, and three Aveeno lotions. Vanicream has the shortest list of added extras and no preservative named as such; check the label on your own tub, because lists change and 'unscented' does not mean fragrance-free.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-moisturizer-for-itchy-skin/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-moisturizer-for-itchy-skin/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTSeven creams and lotions pass our fragrance check on the maker's own ingredient list; Vanicream Moisturizing Cream has the shortest list at 10 entries. This page compares fragrance content on ingredient lists only. For itchy skin itself, ask a clinician or see the National Eczema Association.https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-perfume/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-perfume/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTDermNet describes a perfume as a liquid mixture used to emit a pleasant odour, so the phrase "fragrance-free perfume" does not fit that description. We found no source defining it, so read the ingredient list and treat the name as the maker's wording.https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-products/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-products/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe FDA says it has no regulations for "fragrance free" or "unscented", but a "fragrance free" cosmetic should contain no added fragrance ingredients. "Unscented" may still contain masking fragrance, so check the ingredient list.https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-products-on-a-budget/https://plainlabelguide.com/guide/fragrance-free-products-on-a-budget/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTCheck the ingredient list of each product, whatever it costs. The FDA says "unscented" can hide masking fragrance, and the sources we read tie fragrance-free status to the list, not to a price tier.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-shampoo/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-shampoo/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTSeven shampoo and shampoo-and-wash products pass our fragrance-free test on the maker's own ingredient list: no fragrance, parfum, aroma, perfume or essential oil. Vanicream and the ATTITUDE Extra-gentle formula are the plainest matches, because each maker also states the fragrance-free claim in words.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-skincare/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-skincare/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuild the routine by step and check each label yourself. In our verified set the options are moisturizers (face gels and creams, richer creams, a recovery cream, and body-and-face lotions); cleanser and eye-cream picks are on their own pages because none were verified for this page.https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-soap/https://plainlabelguide.com/fragrance-free-soap/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThree bars pass our list check: Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar (the only one where the maker says "fragrance-free" in its own product line), Dr. Bronner's Unscented Pure-Castile (shortest list, plant-oil based) and Vanicream Cleansing Bar (no fragrance-type entry, but the maker line we captured does not use the words fragrance-free). Pick by list type, not by badge.