Le Labo The Noir 29 Eau de Parfum
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Summary
Le Labo Thé Noir 29 Eau de Parfum scores 16/100. The black-tea scent carries the heaviest visible load of the tea-and-wood Le Labos: eight declared EU allergens (limonene, eugenol, linalool, citronellol, geraniol, benzyl alcohol, citral, farnesol), unrectified-grade bergamot peel oil (phototoxic furanocoumarin risk), IFRA-restricted rose ketones, and isoeugenyl acetate — an ester regulators cap alongside isoeugenol because it converts to the parent sensitizer on skin. The formula history matters too: older label revisions still shown on some retailer sites contained Butylphenyl Methylpropional (Lilial), banned in the EU in 2022 as a Category 1B reproductive toxin — the current official label no longer lists it, evidence of a quiet cleanup. As across the line, the undisclosed 'Parfum' core with no exclusion pledges caps the score; no dyes, no UV filters, no BHT, and disclosed Virginia cedarwood and patchouli keep it above the designer pack.
Key ingredients 26
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. Older revisions of this formula (still shown on some retailer sites) listed Lilial, EU-banned in 2022 as a reproductive toxin; the current label no longer carries it.
See more about Parfum (Fragrance) →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 →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 →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 →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 →Benzyl AlcoholBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product. Among the milder declared allergens; also functions as a preservative/solvent.
See more about Benzyl Alcohol →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 →FarnesolBad
IFRA / EU-declared fragrance allergen; required on the label because it exceeds 0.001% in this leave-on product.
See more about Farnesol →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 →Rose KetonesBad
Damascone-class aromachemicals that IFRA restricts to low maximum levels in leave-on products because of sensitization potency.
See more about Rose Ketones →Isoeugenyl AcetateBad
Ester of isoeugenol — IFRA restricts it alongside the parent compound because it hydrolyzes back to isoeugenol (one of the most potent regulated contact allergens) on skin.
See more about Isoeugenyl Acetate →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) →Linalyl AcetateNeutral
Lavender-derived ester; benign.
See more about Linalyl Acetate →Beta-CaryophylleneNeutral
Spicy terpene; low sensitization.
See more about Beta-Caryophyllene →PineneNeutral
Terpene aroma constituent; oxidation-prone but not EU-declarable.
See more about Pinene →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 →Acetyl CedreneNeutral
Synthetic woody aromachemical; low sensitization, moderately persistent.
See more about Acetyl Cedrene →Juniperus Virginiana OilGood
Natural Virginia cedarwood oil, individually disclosed.
See more about Juniperus Virginiana Oil →Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) OilGood
Natural patchouli oil, individually disclosed; low sensitization profile.
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