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Boswellia Sacra (Frankincense) Oil

Other Concerns

Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)

SYNONYMS

● BOSWELLIA SACRA (FRANKINCENSE) ESSENTIAL OIL
● BOSWELLIA SACRA (FRANKINCENSE) OIL
● BOSWELLIA SACRA ESSENTIAL OIL
● BOSWELLIA SACRA OIL
● FRANKINCENSE ESSENTIAL OIL
● GUM OLIBANUM; INCENSE OIL; OLIBANUM ALBAROME; OLIBANUM ALBAROME SP; OLIBANUM GUM; OLIBANUM HYPERSOLUBLE; OLIBANUM OIL; OLIBANUM RESIN; OLIBANUM RESINOID; OLIBANUM RESINOID A; OLIBANUM RESINOID B; OLIB

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.


Common concerns

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

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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serums & essences8 products
facial moisturizer/treatment6 products
body oil3 products
moisturizer3 products
around-eye cream2 products
hair treatment/serum2 products
bar soap2 products
baby lotion1 products
exfoliant/scrub1 products
hand cream1 products
muscle/joint soreness1 products
mask1 products
bath oil/salts/soak1 products
bubble bath1 products
daily use with SPF1 products

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information availableFDA Everything Added to Food

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
19 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

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
Classified as a low human health priorityEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistentEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
  • 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.
  • EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

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HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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Data availability

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