Health Concerns of the Ingredient:
Overall Hazard
Developmental &
reproductive toxicity
Allergies & immunotoxicity
About COMMIPHORA MYRRHA (MYRRH) EXTRACT: Commiphora Myrrha Extract is an extract of the myrrh, Commiphora myrrha.
Function(s): Nail Conditioning Agent; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Miscellaneous
Synonym(s): COMMIPHORA MYRRHA EXTRACT, COMMIPHORA (MYRRH) EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA ERYTHRAEA, EXT.; COMMIPHORA EXTRACT; EXTRACT OF COMMIPHORA MYRRHA; MYRRH (COMMIPHORA MYRRHA) EXTRACT; MYRRH EXTRACT
Multiple, additive exposure sources
| Concern |
Reference |
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| Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available | FDA Everything Added to Food |
Data gaps
| Concern |
Reference |
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| 32 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results -> | NLM PubMed |
Data Sources
| 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. |
| NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov. |
Products Containing the Ingredient
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