Ingredient decoder
INCI name: Aroma
Flavor blend used mainly in lip products.
Aroma is the label name for a flavor blend, used mostly in lip balms, lip glosses and toothpaste to give a taste. Like fragrance, it can contain several scent and taste compounds that are not listed separately, some of which can irritate or cause allergies. It is not a pore-clogger, but if you get irritation or bumps around the mouth, an unflavored lip product is worth trying.
Not usually, but it is worth watching. Flavor is not a proven pore-clogger, but scent ingredients like this can irritate sensitive skin, and irritated skin can make breakouts look and feel worse. Notice how your skin reacts when a product lists it near the top.
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Flavor has no published comedogenic rating in Fulton's 1989 table. It is not a proven pore-clogger, but it is worth watching on acne-prone skin.
In short: flavor blend used mainly in lip products. In formulas it is used for flavouring.
On ingredient lists, flavor can also appear as Aroma, Flavour, Flavor (aroma), Aroma (flavor) or Aroma flavor.
