FRAGRANCE
Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Oil
- fragrance
The essential oil of Patchouli (Pogostemon Cablin). Essential oils are aromatic — they are in the formula for scent, and they are a common source of declared fragrance allergens.
- products in our library
- 4
- of researched products
- 0.1%
- on the label, in our scalp treatments
- usually #28
- most common in
- Scalp treatment
- in water
- Oil-soluble
At a glance
Four named levels, read from this ingredient’s chemical class, its charge, its solubility, or where it sits on the labels we have. More dots means more of the property named — never “better”.
How much of it is left on hair between washes.
What it takes to get it off the hair again.
How specifically the label has to name it.
Where it sits on the labels we have, in the category it appears in most.
| Property | Level | Out of |
|---|---|---|
| Buildup risk | Needs a cleanser | 4 of 5 |
| Rinse-out behaviour | Rinses with a cleanser | 2 of 5 |
| Declaration | Declared blend | 3 of 5 |
| Prominence | Secondary | 2 of 5 |
What it does for a formula
What Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Oil does
The general function first, then how the role changes by product type where we have researched it.
A declared blend: the individual components are not named unless rules require it.
What it contributes depends entirely on how much of it is in the bottle.
Most botanicals sit below the 1% line, where label order stops indicating amount.
A distilled aromatic oil: mostly scent, with a few named allergens inside it.
Charge
Charge is not recorded for this ingredient.
Solubility
Needs a surfactant to remove. On a low-detergent routine it can build up over time.
Where it appears
Where it appears
One row per product category in our library: how many products list it, what share of that category that is, and where it typically sits on the label.
| Product type | How common | Typical position on label ? |
|---|---|---|
Scalp treatment
1 product
|
secondary · #28 | |
Shampoo
1 product
|
secondary · #31 | |
Styler: hairspray
1 product
|
secondary · #17 | |
Styler: texture spray
1 product
|
secondary · #16 |
| Product type | Products | Share of category | Median position | Earliest position | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scalp treatment | 1 | 1% | 28 | 28 | secondary |
| Shampoo | 1 | 0% | 31 | 31 | secondary |
| Styler: hairspray | 1 | 1% | 17 | 17 | secondary |
| Styler: texture spray | 1 | 2% | 16 | 16 | secondary |
No product-type differences have been researched yet — the reading below is computed from where it sits on the labels in our library.
Position footprint
Every listing in our library, by position on the label.
| Positions | Zone | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | Leading | 0 |
| 4-8 | Supporting | 0 |
| 9-15 | Secondary | 0 |
| 16-25 | Lower | 2 |
| 26+ | Trace | 3 |
How to read this
US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order.
So position tells you about relative amount only above that line, and we never convert a position into a percentage.
Why it matters to shoppers
What this ingredient is evidence of, what it is not evidence of, and what our own method can and cannot tell you.
- a scented product
- plant-derived ingredients on the label
- scent from a plant oil rather than a synthetic blend
- something that lasts through the day
- an exact safety score — we do not publish one, for any ingredient
- how a finished product performs by itself — that is the whole formula, not one line of it
- the exact percentage in a bottle — label position never converts into a number
- a secondary fragrance, listed below the main ingredients in our scalp treatments
- it was on the label of every product we counted — we read printed ingredient lists, not marketing copy
- a meaningful amount of the plant
- that the product will suit you if you react to scent
- a meaningful amount of the plant — most sit below the 1% line
- that a product is right or wrong for you
We do not publish safety scores or hazard grades. Where a regulator has published a restriction or a use condition, we state it and cite it; otherwise we describe what the ingredient does and stop.
Why some people avoid it
A botanical extract used for scent, and sometimes for a claimed conditioning or scalp effect.
Essential oils are fragrance. Several contain constituents on the EU list of established contact allergens — limonene, linalool, citral, geraniol, eugenol — so "fragrance-free" and "no synthetic fragrance" are not the same claim, and a plant source does not make a molecule less sensitising to the person who reacts to it.
Where regulators stand: Permitted. The EU requires 26 fragrance allergens to be named individually on the label above set thresholds, which is why they often appear at the end of an ingredient list.
A regulator has acted on this
Browse products in our library without Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Oil
Commonly paired with
Ingredients that appear alongside this one most often in our library. Near-universal ingredients are excluded — they pair with everything and tell you nothing.
- Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil · 3
- Vanillin · 2
- Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract · 2
- Biotin · 2
- Geraniol · 2
- Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · 2
- Citronellol · 2
- Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Oil · 1
- Bursera Graveolens (Palo Santo) Oil · 1
- Gardenia Jasminoides (Gardenia Enfleurage) Oil · 1
The number beside a name is how many products in our library list both.
These ingredients tend to appear together to give it a scent, keep the formula stable, and deliver a stated effect.
Found in these products
The most prominent placements first. The badge is the position on that product’s own ingredient list.
Aveda · Styler
Tousle Texture Dry Texture Spray
#16 on the label · $10.28/oz
Rahua · Styler
Defining Hair Spray
#17 on the label · $10.92/oz
Innersense Organic Beauty · Mask / treatment
Detox Hair Mask
#26 on the label · $5.33/oz
Mielle Organics · Scalp treatment
Rosemary Mint Scalp & Hair Strengthening Oil
#28 on the label · $5.00/oz
Bounce Curl · Shampoo
Pure Silk Moisturizing Shampoo
#31 on the label
Identity
What this entry is, and what our references call it.
No public-domain structure depiction is available for this entry.
Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil
For your hair?
Whether Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Oil matters for your hair depends on your hair.
4 products in our library list itWhat this ingredient does, and where it sits on the labels we have researched.
A verdict on any product that contains it, and never a safety grade.
We do not physically test your hair. Everything above is read from the ingredient lists in our library and from published references — the consultation is what turns it into a plan.
References
Seed entry — sourcing in progress Written from our reference work; primary sourcing is still being attached.
No published source is attached to this entry yet.
How this page was made
- Every number above is counted from the ingredient lists in our own product library — 4 of 3928 researched products list this ingredient. Nothing on this page is written per ingredient.
- The dots are named levels read from an ingredient’s chemical class, charge, solubility, or where it sits on the labels we have — never a score.
- US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order. Position tells you about relative amount only above that line, and we never convert a position into a percentage.
- The prominence bands (leading, supporting, secondary) are the same ones the product pages use to read a single label, applied here to the median position across a category.
- We do not publish safety scores or hazard grades. Where a regulator has published a restriction or a use condition, we state it and cite it; otherwise we describe what the ingredient does and stop.
- Identifiers and references appear only when a published source is attached to this entry; where none is, the row is simply absent rather than filled in.
- This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
- Entry last updated 2026-09-02. Product-page methodology: the product library.