ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE) FLOWER EXTRACT
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Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Miscellaneous; MASKING; SKIN CONDITIONING
About ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE) FLOWER EXTRACT: Extract of the camomile (Anthemis nobilis) flowers.
Synonym(s): ANTHEMIS NOBILIS FLOWER EXTRACT, CHAMOMILE (ANTHEMIS NOBILIS) EXTRACT; CHAMOMILE EXTRACT; CHAMOMILE EXTRACT, ENGLISH; CHAMOMILE EXTRACT, ROMAN; CHAMOMILE FLOWER, ROMAN, EXTRACT (ANTHEMIS NOBILIS L.) ; ENGLISH CHAMOMILE EXTRACT; EXTRACT OF ANTHEMIS NOBILIS; EXTRACT OF CHAMOMILE, ENGLISH; EXTRACT OF CHAMOMILE FLOWERS; EXTRACT OF CHAMOMILE, ROMAN; EXTRACT OF ENGLISH CHAMOMILE
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| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel |
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| 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 product |
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Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments |
| 24 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical
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Enhanced skin absorption |
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| Penetration enhancer |
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Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments |
Ecotoxicology |
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| Not suspected to be an environmental toxin |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Multiple, additive exposure sources |
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| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food |
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FDA Everything Added to Food |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
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| Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Persistence and bioaccumulation |
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| Not suspected to be persistent |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Government, industry, academic studies and classifications |
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| FDA Everything Added to Food | CHAMOMILE FLOWER, ROMAN, EXTRACT (ANTHEMIS NOBILIS L.) | • ASP |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | CHAMOMILE FLOWER, ROMAN, EXTRACT (ANTHEMIS NOBILIS L.) | reported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008 |
| Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments | BISABOLOL | QQQ01,QQQ11; PE |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | 3-CYCLOHEXENE-1-METHANOL, _,4-DIMETHYL-_-(4-METHYL-3-PENTENYL)-, (R,R)- | ,,,,Y-Bioaccumulative,,,,, |
Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only] |
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| RTECS®- International Journal of Toxicology | ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE) FLOWER EXTRACT | • metabolic - Weight loss or decreased weight gain (rat TDLo)
• liver - Changes in liver weight (rat TDLo)
• endocrine system - Changes in testicular weight (rat TDLo)
• respiratory - Dyspnea (mouse LD50)
• skin - Hair (mouse LD50)
• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Tremor (mouse LD50)
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| 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. |
| 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 |
| Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments | CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC. |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
| RTECS®- International Journal of Toxicology [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- International Journal of Toxicology. (Taylor & Francis, 47 Runway Rd., Suite g, Levittown, PA 19057) V.16- 1997- 18(Suppl |
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