SMELLBOOK REFERENCE · SB-0046
Sunscreen
Permanent ID: smellbook: · updated 2026-10-06, revision 4
Character EDITORIAL
Sunscreen smells warm, creamy and slightly sweet, with a soft cosmetic and sometimes coconut or floral note.
Words: creamy, cosmetic, warm, sweet. Families: Temperature and texture, Sweet, fruity and floral.
Met in: Seaside, Swimming pool, Park.
Evidence
Scientific evidence
- Declared fragrances in sunscreens (CLM-SUNSCREEN-001). Juhee Roh & Harriet Cheng, Ultraviolet filter, fragrance and preservative allergens in New Zealand sunscreens, Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 2022.
Molecules named in these claims: limonene, linalool. A molecule listed here is named in a VERIFIED claim about this smell. It is not presented as the cause of the smell; each claim says what its source supports.
Cite
SmellBook. (2026). Sunscreen (revision 4, 2026-10-06). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:sunscreen. https://smellbook.com/smells/sunscreen
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