CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL

Fragrance Ingredient; ASTRINGENT; MASKING; SKIN CONDITIONING; TONIC

SCORE

	1	low hazard
	88%	data gap
(why scores have changed)

Also listed as

CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) OIL, CITRUS SINENSIS OIL; OIL OF ORANGE; ORANGE OIL; ORANGE OIL TERPENELESS (CITRUS SINENSIS (L.) OSBECK) ; ORANGE PEEL OIL, SWEET (CITRUS SINENSIS (L.) OSBECK) ; SWEET (CITRUS SINENSIS (L.) OSBECK) ORANGE PEEL OIL; CITRUS SINENSIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL; ABSOLUE ORANGE FLOWER; ABSOLUE ORANGE FLOWER DECOLOREE; ABSOLUE ORANGE FLOWER FROM WATER; ABSOLUTE ORANGE FLOWERS; ABSOLUTE PETITGRAIN; NEROLI OIL; NEROLI OIL, POMMADE; CITRUS SINENSIS OIL; OIL SWEET; OILS, ORANGE, SWEET; CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS OIL; SWEET ORANGE OIL

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
	Other moderate concerns for this ingredient: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
	Lesser or emerging concerns for this ingredient: Ecotoxicology, Data gaps
	See products containing CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL

About CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL: Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil is the volatile oil obtained by expression from the freshpeel of the ripe fruit Citrus sinensis. See "Regulatory and Ingredient Use Information," regarding thelabeling names for botanical ingredients in Vo lume 1, Introduction, Part A.

CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL has reported used in the following product types: moisturizer (62); facial moisturizer/treatment (48); facial cleanser (40); body wash/cleanser (29); exfoliant/scrub (24); lip gloss (24); anti-aging (22); lip balm (19); bar soap (16); hand cream (15)

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

type of concern	product conditions	reference
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful		Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as medium human health priority		Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List

Cancer

type of concern	product conditions	reference
One or more animal studies show tumor formation at high doses		RTECS^®- Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1965

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

type of concern	product conditions	reference
One or more animal studies show skin irritation at low doses		RTECS^®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 1974

Ecotoxicology

type of concern	product conditions	reference
Suspected to be an environmental toxin		Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel
34 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->		PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources

type of concern	product conditions	reference
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		FDA Everything Added to Food

Persistence and bioaccumulation

type of concern

product conditions

reference

Not suspected to be persistent

Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications

government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)
FDA Everything Added to Food	ORANGE, OIL, TERPENELESS (CITRUS SINENSIS (L.) OSBECK)	• Fully up-to-date toxicology information has been sought.
FDA Everything Added to Food	ORANGE PEEL, SWEET, OIL (CITRUS SINENSIS (L.) OSBECK)	• Fully up-to-date toxicology information has been sought.
Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List	OILS, ORANGE, SWEET	•This chemical was deemed a moderate human health priority and was flagged by CEPA for further attention. The chemical was flagged for suspected aquatic toxicity.
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List	ORANGE PEEL OIL, SWEET (CITRUS SINENSIS (L.) OSBECK)	•The chemical has been reported as used in fragrance compounds by IFRA affiliated member companies in 2008.
RTECS^®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 1974	CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL	• skin - Primary skin irritant (rabbit )
RTECS^®- Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1965	CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL	• cancer - gastrointestinal neoplasms (mouse TDLo)

references

government/industry list/academic study	reference
FDA Everything Added to Food	FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List	EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
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^®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 1974	RTECS^®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. 12,733,1974
RTECS^®- Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1965	RTECS^®- Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC) V.1-60, 1940-78. For publisher information, see JJIND8. 35,771,1965

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