CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT
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Function/use(s): Antioxidant; Fragrance Ingredient; Oral Care Agent; Skin-Conditioning Agent -Miscellaneous; Ultraviolet Light Absorber; ANTIMICROBIAL; ASTRINGENT; EMOLLIENT; HUMECTANT; MASKING; SKIN CONDITIONING; SKIN PROTECTING; TONIC; UV ABSORBER
About CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT: Green tea leaf extract is produced from the tea plant, Camelia sinensis.
Synonym(s): CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, EXTRACT OF CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAVES; TEA LEAF ABSOLUTE; THEA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAVES EXTRACT; CAMELLIA SINENSIS (TEA PLANT) LEAF EXTRACT; GREEN TEA; GREEN TEA LEAF EXTRACT; TEA, EXT.; CAMELLIA SINENSE (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT
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| Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Fragrance subject to restrictions: safe only within recommended use or concentration limitsn) |
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International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards |
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| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel |
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| 4,814 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical
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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 |
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| FDA Everything Added to Food | TEA EXTRACT (THEA SINENSIS L.) | • ASP |
| International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards | TEA LEAF ABSOLUTE | Restricted |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | TEA LEAF ABSOLUTE | reported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008 |
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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. |
| International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards | IFRA (International Fragrance Association). 2006. Codes and Standards. |
| 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 |
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