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Citronella Oil

Other Concerns


SYNONYMS

● CEYLON TYPE CITRONELLA OIL
● CITRONELLA ESSENTIAL OIL
● CITRONELLA GRASS OIL
● CITRONELLA OIL
● CITRONELLA OIL, CEYLON TYPE
● CITRONELLA OILS
● CYMBOPOGON NARDUS (CITRONELLA) ESSENTIAL OIL
● CYMBOPOGON NARDUS (CITRONELLA) OIL
● CYMBOPOGON NARDUS ESSENTIAL OIL
● CYMBOPOGON NARDUS OIL
● OIL OF CITRONELLA GRASS
● OIL OF CYMBOPOGON NARDUS
● OILS, CITRONELLA

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


Cymbopogon Nardus (Citronella) Oil is an essential oil obtained by direct steam-distillation ofthe dried fresh grass, Cymbopogon nardus.

Common concerns

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

Ingredient concerns

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  • DATA SOURCES

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Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergiesOpen scientific literature

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Everything Added to Food

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

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

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
58 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • 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

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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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