EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS (EUCALYPTUS) LEAF OIL
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Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Miscellaneous; PERFUMING; SKIN CONDITIONING
About EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS (EUCALYPTUS) LEAF OIL: Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil is a volatile oil obtained from the fresh leaves of Eucalyptusglobulus and other species of Eucalyptus.
Synonym(s): EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS LEAF OIL, DINKUM OIL; EUCALYPTUS DIVES OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL (EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS LABILLE) ; OIL OF EUCALYPTUS; OILS, EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS OILS; EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA; EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA DISTILLATE; EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA OIL; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS DISTILLATE; EUCALYPTUS OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL CITRIODORA; GLOBULUS; OIL EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS OR MACA; EUCALYPTUS LEAF OIL; DINKUM OIL; EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA OIL
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| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel |
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Ecotoxicology |
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| Not suspected to be an environmental toxin |
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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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Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
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| Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful |
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| Not suspected to be persistent |
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| Not suspected to be bioaccumulative |
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| Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics | EUCALYPTUS OIL | • o |
| FDA Everything Added to Food | EUCALYPTUS, OIL (EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS LABILLE) | • ASP |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | OILS, EUCALYPTUS | ,,,,,,,,, |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | EUCALYPTUS OIL (EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS LABILLE) | reported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008 |
Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only] |
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| RTECS®- Archives of Disease in Childhood 1953 | EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS (EUCALYPTUS) LEAF OIL | • sense organ - Ciliary spasm (child TDLo)
• respiratory - Respiratory depression (child TDLo)
• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Somnolence (general depressed activity) (child TDLo)
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| RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 1975 | EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS (EUCALYPTUS) LEAF OIL | • skin - Primary skin irritant (rabbit )
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| Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics | AOEC (Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics). 2009. AEOC exposures codes and asthmagen designation. |
| 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®- Archives of Disease in Childhood 1953 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Archives of Disease in Childhood. (British Medical Journal, POB 560B, Kennebunkport, ME 04046) V.1- 1926- 28,475,1953 |
| RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 1975 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. 13,107,1975 |
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