CYMBOPOGON (LEMON GRASS) OIL
About the ratings
EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.
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Synonym(s): CYMBOPOGON (LEMON GRASS) ESSENTIAL OIL; LEMONGRASS ESSENTIAL OIL; LEMON GRASS OIL; CYMBOPOGON ESSENTIAL OIL; LEMON GRASS ESSENTIAL OIL; CYMBOPOGON OIL
Data gaps |
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| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel |
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| 291 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical
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PubMed |
Ecotoxicology |
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| Not suspected to be an environmental toxin |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
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 |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
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| Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Government, industry, academic studies and classifications |
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| FDA Everything Added to Food | LEMON GRASS, OIL (CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS DC. AND CYMBOPOGON FLEXUOSUSSTAPF) | • ASP |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | LEMONGRASS OIL | ,,,U-Persistent,U-Bioaccumulative,,,,, |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | LEMONGRASS OIL | reported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008 |
Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only] |
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appears on list as |
classification(s) |
| RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 1976 | CYMBOPOGON (LEMON GRASS) OIL | • skin - Primary skin irritant (rabbit )
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references |
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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. |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
| 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®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 1976 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. 14,457,1976 |
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