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Fragrance (parfum): what it is and how it reads on the label
Updated on 4 November 2026
At a glance
- Kind
- In personal care products
- Also as
- parfum, fragrance
- Without fragrance
- 99 products
- Contain it
- 302 products
- Supermarkets
- AH, Jumbo, PLUS, Dirk and Hoogvliet
What is fragrance?
Parfum or fragrance is a mixture of scents. Some of them can cause an allergic reaction; those are listed separately on the label.
Recognise
On a Dutch label as
- parfum
- fragrance
May also be it
- essential oils
- limonene and linalool (listed separately)
We look for these Dutch words in the ingredient list itself, also between brackets. If in doubt, read the pack.
Shopping
Examples without fragrance
- Sensodyne Cool mint mondwaterSensodyne · 0,5 lAlbert Heijn € 6,99Jumbo € 6,99No allergens listed
- Smyle Tandpasta superwhite & freshSmyle · 80 mlAlbert Heijn € 7,49Jumbo € 7,49No allergens listed
- Oral-B Glamorous White Tandpasta 150mlOral-B · 150 MililitersJumbo € 5,00Contains: Limoneen, Sulfates
- Herôme Nagelverharder sterkHerôme · 10 mlAlbert Heijn € 16,55Contains: Citral
- Care Scrunchies met strikCare · 2 stuksAlbert Heijn € 2,99No allergens listed
- Listerine Professional Mondspoeling Tandvleesbescherming+ 500 mlListerine · 500 mlAlbert Heijn € 9,99Jumbo € 9,99 1+1Contains: Propylene glycol
All 99 personal care products without fragrance (in Dutch)
What to look for in the shop
- Read the ingredient list (INCI) on the pack: the substances are there under their English or Latin names.
- A ‘free from’ claim on the front is a good sign, but the list on the back decides.
Good to know
How does fragrance read on a Dutch label?As parfum and fragrance.
As parfum and fragrance. We look for those words in the ingredient list itself, also in compound ingredients between brackets.
How many personal care products contain fragrance?302 of the 401 personal care products with an ingredient list, about 75%.
302 of the 401 personal care products with an ingredient list, about 75%. The other 99 do not name it.
A choice of your own, not an allergy
Fragrance is not an allergen: whether you eat or use it is up to you. We show what the ingredient list says, so you can choose. Recipes change: if in doubt, the pack in your hand decides.
More ingredients under Ingredients; allergens under Allergies.
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