CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT
Fragrance Ingredient; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Miscellaneous; MASKING; SKIN CONDITIONING
Also listed as
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT, CALENDULA EXTRACT; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS, EXT.; EXTRACT OF CALENDULA; EXTRACT OF CALENDULA OFFICINALIS; MARIGOLD EXTRACT; VEGETOL CALENDULA ME 209 OILY; EXT. CALENDULA OFFICINALIS; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; POT MARIGOLD FLOWER EXTRACT; CALENDULA EXTRACT
Given the incomplete information made available by companies and the government, EWG provides additional information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature. The chart below indicates that research studies have found that exposure to this ingredient -- not the products containing it -- caused the indicated health effect(s) in the studies reviewed by Skin Deep researchers. Actual health risks, if any, will vary based on the level of exposure to the ingredient and individual susceptibility -- information not available in Skin Deep.
| This ingredient: | |
 | Cancer |
 | Developmental/reproductive toxicity |
| Violations, restrictions & warnings |
| Allergies/immunotoxicity |
| Contamination concerns |
| Lesser or emerging concerns for this ingredient: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Data gaps |
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See products containing CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT | |
About CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT: Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the calendula, Calendulaofficinalis. See "Regulatory and Ingredient Use Information," regarding the labeling names for botanicalingredients in Volume 1, Introduction, Part A.
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT has reported used in the following product types: moisturizer (104); facial moisturizer/treatment (94); body wash/cleanser (61); shampoo (53); anti-aging (52); conditioner (51); facial cleanser (39); lip balm (27); around-eye cream (26); hand cream (25)
Cancer
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| One or more in vitro tests non-mammalian cells show positive mutation results | RTECS®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1998 |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| One or more animal studies show broad systemic effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient) | RTECS®- Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 1968 |
Data gaps
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Insufficient data to determine safety | Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments | |
| 36 studies on toxicity in PubMed see search results -> | PubMed |
Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
| government/industry list/academic study | appears on list as | classification(s) |
| Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments | CALENDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT | •Insufficient data to support safe use in cosmetics |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | CALENDULA OFFICINALIS, EXT. | •The chemical has been reported as used in fragrance compounds by IFRA affiliated member companies in 2008. |
| RTECS®- Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 1968 | CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT | • broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (mouse LD50) |
| RTECS®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1998 | CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Gene Conversion and Mitotic Recombination ( Aspergillis nidulans ) |
| RTECS®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1998 | CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Gene Conversion and Mitotic Recombination ( Aspergillis nidulans ) |
references
| government/industry list/academic study | reference |
| Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments | CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC. |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | IFRA (International Fragrance Assocication). 2010. IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List based on 2008 Use Survey. Accessed online 01/04/2010: http://www.ifraorg.org/Home/News/Latest-News/page.aspx/66?xf_itemId=43&xf_selectionDatapartId=25 |
| RTECS®- Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 1968 | RTECS®- Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. (Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India) V.1- 1963- 6,232,1968 |
| RTECS®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1998 | RTECS®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1979- 61,49,1998 |
| RTECS®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1998 | RTECS®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 61,49,1998 |
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