Le Labo The Matcha 26 Eau de Parfum
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Summary
Le Labo Thé Matcha 26 Eau de Parfum scores 19/100 — second-best of the designer/luxury tier behind Santal 33. The 2021 green-tea release shows the most restrained visible formula of the Le Labo classics: six declared EU allergens (limonene, linalool, eugenol, citral, citronellol, geraniol), zero synthetic dyes, zero UV filters, zero BHT, with disclosed Atlas cedarwood, rose and citrus naturals. Two things hold it in the teens: the undisclosed 'Fragrance (Parfum)' core — Estée Lauder-owned Le Labo publishes no polycyclic-musk or phthalate exclusion pledge and holds no clean certification, so the hidden majority of the formula is unverifiable — and cold-pressed bergamot peel oil with no stated FCF (furanocoumarin-free) grade, a phototoxicity risk on sprayed skin. Fully-disclosed clean fragrances score 50–85; the gap is transparency, not marketing.
Key ingredients 21
Parfum (Fragrance)Very Bad
Trade-secret blanket term concealing the bulk of the formula. Le Labo (Estée Lauder-owned) publishes no exclusion pledge for polycyclic musks (Galaxolide, Tonalide) or phthalate carriers and carries no clean-beauty certification, so the blend cannot be independently verified — unlike certified brands whose pledges are vetted.
See more about Parfum (Fragrance) →Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel OilBad
Cold-pressed bergamot peel oil contains furanocoumarins (bergapten) that are phototoxic on sun-exposed skin. The label does not state a furanocoumarin-free (FCF) grade, and fragrance is sprayed on the neck and wrists — exactly the sun-exposed zones.
See more about Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil →LimoneneBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product. Oxidizes on skin and in the bottle into stronger sensitizers.
See more about Limonene →LinaloolBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product. Air-oxidized linalool hydroperoxides are confirmed contact sensitizers.
See more about Linalool →EugenolBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product. Clove-derived sensitizer with a high patch-test positivity rate.
See more about Eugenol →CitralBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product. IFRA restricts maximum use levels in leave-on products because of its high contact-allergy rate.
See more about Citral →CitronellolBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product.
See more about Citronellol →GeraniolBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product.
See more about Geraniol →Alcohol Denat.Neutral
Denatured ethanol solvent carrier. Drying to skin but inert.
See more about Alcohol Denat. →Aqua (Water)Neutral
Solvent; safe.
See more about Aqua (Water) →Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes (Iso E Super)Neutral
Synthetic wood-amber aromachemical disclosed outside the Parfum blanket. Well-tolerated, low sensitization; persistent synthetic.
See more about Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes (Iso E Super) →Citrus Aurantium Peel OilNeutral
Bitter-orange peel oil; disclosed natural, mild phototoxicity potential at these levels.
See more about Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil →Linalyl AcetateNeutral
Lavender-derived ester; benign.
See more about Linalyl Acetate →PineneNeutral
Terpene aroma constituent; oxidation-prone but not EU-declarable.
See more about Pinene →Beta-CaryophylleneNeutral
Spicy terpene; low sensitization.
See more about Beta-Caryophyllene →Rose Flower Oil/ExtractNeutral
Natural rose oil, disclosed; its own citronellol/geraniol content contributes to the allergen load above.
See more about Rose Flower Oil/Extract →Geranyl AcetateNeutral
Fruity-rose ester; low concern.
See more about Geranyl Acetate →TerpineolNeutral
Lilac-scented terpene alcohol; low concern.
See more about Terpineol →TerpinoleneNeutral
Terpene aroma constituent; oxidation-prone but not EU-declarable.
See more about Terpinolene →Alpha TerpineneNeutral
Citrus terpene; low concern at these levels.
See more about Alpha Terpinene →Cedrus Atlantica Oil/ExtractGood
Natural Atlas cedarwood oil, individually disclosed.
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