Health issue
Level of Concern
Source
may cause damage to organs
Only in: Household Cleaners
some
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
harmful in inhaled
Only in: Household Cleaners
some
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety reports this substance shows some evidence of causing contact allergy in humans.
some
EU Cosmetics Directive: Opinion on Frangrance allergens in cosmetics (2011)
acute toxicity, oral LD50 (mg/kg)
some
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR): CIR Assessments
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel states this substance may harm reproduction.
some
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR): CIR Assessments
May cause an allergic skin reaction
Only in: Household Cleaners
some
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
Causes skin irritation
Only in: Household Cleaners
some
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
Inhalation of Rosmarinus officinalis oil affected neuroendocrine function in mice.
some
Myra O. Villareal, Ayumi Ikeya, Kazunori Sasaki, Abdelkarim Ben Arfa, Mohamed Neffati & Hiroko Isoda. 2017. Anti-stress and neuronal cell differentiation induction effects of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil. BMC complementary and alternative medicine 17(1), 549.
causes serious eye irritation
Only in: Household Cleaners
some
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Panel concluded this substance is safe for use when formulated to be non-sensitizing.
some
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR): CIR Assessments
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Panel concluded this substance is safe for use when formulated to be non-sensitizing.
some
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR): CIR Assessments
Rosmarinus officinalis oil altered metabolic health endpoints in animal studies.
some
Slimen Selmi, Kais Rtibi, Dhekra Grami, Hichem Sebai & Lamjed Marzouki. 2017. Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) essential oil components exhibit anti-hyperglycemic, anti-hyperlipidemic and antioxidant effects in experimental diabetes. Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology 24(4), 297-303.
Rosmarinus officinalis leaf oils may induce genotoxicity according to animal testing, though evidence is mixed.
low
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR): CIR Assessments
Rosmarinus officinalis oil exhibits antioxidant properties in animals and in vitro tests.
low
Aleksandar Rašković, Isidora Milanović, Nebojša Pavlović, Tatjana Ćebović, Saša Vukmirović & Momir Mikov. 2014. Antioxidant activity of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) essential oil and its hepatoprotective potential. BMC complementary and alternative medicine 14, 225.
Rosmarinus officinalis oil exhibits anti-inflammatory properties in animal and in vitro tests
low
Raphaelle Sousa Borges, Brenda Lorena Sánchez Ortiz, Arlindo César Matias Pereira, Hady Keita & José Carlos Tavares Carvalho. 2019. Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil: A review of its phytochemistry, anti-inflammatory activity, and mechanisms of action involved. Journal of ethnopharmacology 229, 29-45.
A review article reports this substance may have anticarcinogenic activity
low
F. Bakkali, S. Averbeck, D. Averbeck & M. Idaomar. 2008. Biological effects of essential oils--a review. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association 46(2), 446-75.
A peer-reviewed study reports that botanical oils prevent oxidative damage.
low
Kevin P. Anthony, Suziat A. Deolu-Sobogun & Mahmoud A. Saleh. 2012. Comprehensive assessment of antioxidant activity of essential oils. Journal of food science 77(8), C839-43.
This substance is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) as a food additive by the US Food and Drug Administration
Only in: Household Cleaners
low
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA - Priority based Assessment of Food Additive (PAFA)
A review article reports this substance is not mutagenic
low
F. Bakkali, S. Averbeck, D. Averbeck & M. Idaomar. 2008. Biological effects of essential oils--a review. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association 46(2), 446-75.