IFRA Categories

Suds N Scents

IFRA Categories

IFRA Categories List

Category 1: Ingredients must be GRAS. Products in this category include: Lip products & Toys

Category 2: Deodorant & Antiperspirant products

Category 3: Eye products, male facial creams, baby creams, baby lotions, baby oils, products applied to recently shaved skin

Category 4: Products applied to unshaved skin (perfumes), hair styling products, hair sprays, body creams, body oils, lotions (except for baby products), hair deodorant, foot care products

Category 5: Female facial creams, facial make-up, hand cream, facial masks, baby powder/talc, wipes or refreshing tissues for face, neck, hands, body.

Category 6: Ingredients must be GRAS. Products include: mouthwash, toothpaste.

Category 7: Intimate feminine wipes, toilet wipes, baby wipes, insect repellent

Category 8: Make-up removers, nail care, hair dyes

Category 9: Bar soap, bath gels, foams, mousses, salts, oils & other products added to bathwater, body washes, conditioner (rinse off), face cleansers, liquid soap, shampoo of all types, shaving creams of all types, aerosol air freshener sprays

Category 10: Laundry detergents of all types, fabric softeners of all types, household cleaning products, dishwashing detergent, shampoos for pets

Category 11: Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate.

Category 12: All non-skin contact, air fresheners, plug-ins, solid substrate, membrane delivery, electrical, potpourri, powders, sachets, incense, lamp rings, reed diffusers, joss & incense sticks, animal sprays & cat litter, candles, deodorizers, maskers, insecticides, scratch and sniff