CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT
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Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Miscellaneous; MASKING; SKIN CONDITIONING
About CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT: Extract of the calendula (Calendula officinalis) flowers.
Synonym(s): CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT, CALENDULA EXTRACT; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS, EXT.; EXTRACT OF CALENDULA; EXTRACT OF CALENDULA OFFICINALIS; MARIGOLD EXTRACT; VEGETOL CALENDULA ME 209 OILY; EXT. CALENDULA OFFICINALIS; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; POT MARIGOLD FLOWER EXTRACT; CALENDULA EXTRACT
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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 |
| 156 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical
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Government, industry, academic studies and classifications |
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| Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments | CALENDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT | QQQ01,QQQ11; M- |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | CALENDULA OFFICINALIS, EXT. | reported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008 |
Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only] |
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| RTECS®- Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 1968 | CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT | • broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (mouse LD50)
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| RTECS®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1998 | CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Gene Conversion and Mitotic Recombination ( Aspergillis nidulans )
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| RTECS®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1998 | CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Gene Conversion and Mitotic Recombination ( Aspergillis nidulans )
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| Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments | CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC. |
| 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 |
| RTECS®- Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 1968 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. (Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR, Hillside Rd., New Delhi 110 012, India) V.1- 1963- 6,232,1968 |
| RTECS®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1998 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1979- 61,49,1998 |
| RTECS®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1998 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Journal of Ethnopharmacology. (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 61,49,1998 |
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