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Aleurites Moluccanus (Kukui) Seed Oil

Other Concerns


SYNONYMS

● ALEURITES MOLUCCANA (KUKUI) SEED OIL
● ALEURITES MOLUCCANA OIL
● ALEURITES MOLUCCANA SEED OIL
● ALEURITES MOLUCCANUS (KUKUI) SEED OIL
● CANDLENUT OIL
● KUKUI (ALEURITES MOLUCCANA) NUT OIL
● KUKUI NUT OIL
● KUKUI SEED OIL
● MOLUCCANA (KUKUI NUT) OIL
● MOLUCCANA OIL
● OIL OF CANDLENUT
● OIL OF KUKUI NUT
● OILS, CANDLENUT

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation


Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil is an oil expressed from the nuts of the kukui tree, Aleuritesmoluccana.

Common concerns

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  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

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  • DATA SOURCES

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Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in productCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
25 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
  • CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
  • EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.

Understanding scores

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