Health Concerns of the Ingredient:
Overall Hazard
Developmental &
reproductive toxicity
Allergies & immunotoxicity
About AMYRIS BALSAMIFERA (WEST INDIAN ROSEWOOD) BARK OIL: Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil is a volatile oil distilled from the bark of Amyris balsamifera.
Function(s): Fragrance Ingredient; MASKING
Synonym(s): AMYRIS BALSAMIFERA BARK OIL, AMYRIS (AMYRIS BALSAMIFERA L.) ; AMYRIS BALSAMIFERA OILS; AMYRIS CLAIR OIL; AMYRIS OIL; SANDALWOOD OIL (WEST INDIAN) ; OILS, AMYRIS; OILS, AMYRIS BALSAMIFERA; OILS, WEST INDIAN SANDALWOOD; WEST INDIAN ROSEWOOD BARK OIL; WEST INDIAN SANDALWOOD OIL; WEST INDIAN SANDALWOOD OILS; OILS, AMYRIS; WEST INDIAN SANDALWOOD OIL
Multiple, additive exposure sources
Concern |
Reference |
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available | FDA Everything Added to Food |
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
Concern |
Reference |
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Ecotoxicology
Concern |
Reference |
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data Sources
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
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. |
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 |
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov. |
Products Containing the Ingredient
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