HICC (Lyral)
هيدروكسي أيزوهكسيل (ليرال)
Banned fragrance material
The verdict
Skip this one — EU-banned
What it is
A muguet/lily synthetic that caused a high number of fragrance allergies.
Banned in the EU because it was one of the single biggest causes of fragrance contact allergy. Still findable in non-EU products — if it's listed, that product is selling an allergen the EU pulled.
Evidence & status
IARC carcinogen group
See rationale
EU status
PROHIBITED in cosmetics (Annex II)
US · FDA status
Permitted in US (no equivalent ban) — a real EU/US divergence
Halal status: halal
Halal status is moot: banned in EU regardless
Worth knowing
Primary source
Evidence, not medical advice. You decide.
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