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GERANIOL
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Data: Limited
CAS106-24-1
hair color and bleaching (173 products)
facial moisturizer/ treatment (169 products)
moisturizer (168 products)
fragrance for women (127 products)
anti-aging (72 products)
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GERANIOL


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Health concerns of ingredient
About the ratings
Cancer no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity no information
Allergies & immunotoxicityyes
Use restrictionsyes
Contamination concerns: none
Other LOW concerns: Ecotoxicology, Data gaps

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Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; MASKING; TONIC

About GERANIOL: Geraniol is a naturally occurring scent ingredient found in various essential oils such as rose oil and citronella oil.

Synonym(s): 3,7-DIMETHYL-2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL; 2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL, 3,7-DIMETHYL-; 3,7-DIMETHYL- 2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL; 2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL, 3,7-DIMETHYL-, (2E) -; 2,6OCTADIEN1OL, 3,7DIMETHYL, (E) ; 2,6-DIMETHYL-TRANS-2,6-OCTADIEN-8-OL; 3,7-DIMETHYL-TRANS-2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL; GERANIOL ALCOHOL; GERANIOL EXTRA; GERANYL ALCOHOL; GUANIOL

Allergies/immunotoxicity

type of concern product conditions reference
Known human immune system toxicant    EU Banned and Restricted Fragrances

Use restrictions

type of concern product conditions reference
Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Fragrance subject to restrictions: safe only within recommended use or concentration limitsn)   International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards

Ecotoxicology

type of concern product conditions reference
Suspected to be an environmental toxin    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

type of concern product conditions reference
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel  
685 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->   PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources

type of concern product conditions reference
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food   FDA Everything Added to Food
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food   FDA Food Additive Status

Persistence and bioaccumulation

type of concern product conditions reference
Not suspected to be persistent    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
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Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

type of concern product conditions reference
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful    Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study appears on list as classification(s)
FDA Food Additive StatusGERANIOL• SY/FL
• GRAS - CFR182.6
FDA Everything Added to FoodGERANIOL• ASP
EU Banned and Restricted FragrancesGERANIOLFragrance chemical, which, according to existing knowledge, is frequently reported as a well-recognised consumer allergen
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL, 3,7-DIMETHYL-, (E)-,,,,,Y-AquaticTox,,,,
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL, 3,7-DIMETHYL-,,,,,Y-AquaticTox,,,,
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient ListGERANIOLreported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient ListGERANIOL EX CITRONELLAreported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008
International Fragrance Association Codes & StandardsGERANIOLRestricted

Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only]
government/industry list/academic study appears on list as classification(s)
RTECS®- "Vrednie chemichescie veshestva 1998GERANIOL• sense organ - Change in sensation of smell (mouse LD50)
• kidney or renal system - Changes in kidney weight (rat LD50)
• liver - Changes in liver weight (rat LD50)
RTECS®- Cosmetics and Toiletries 1979GERANIOL• skin - Primary skin irritant (rabbit )
RTECS®- Cosmetics and Toiletries 1979GERANIOL• skin - Primary skin irritant (rabbit )
RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 1964GERANIOL• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Coma (rat LD50)
• skin - Hair (rat LD50)
• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Somnolence (general depressed activity) (rat LD50)
RTECS®- Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Section C: Biological Sciences 1962GERANIOL• broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (mouse LD50)
RTECS®- Mutation Research 2007GERANIOL• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Cytogenetic Analysis (hamster ovr)
RTECS®- Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi 1962GERANIOL• broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (rabbit LDLo)
RTECS®- Sapporo Igaku Zasshi 1952GERANIOL• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Spastic paralysis with or without sensory change (mouse LD50)

references
government/industry list/academic study reference
FDA Food Additive StatusFDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
FDA Everything Added to FoodFDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
EU Banned and Restricted FragrancesSCCPNFP (Scientific Committee On Cosmetic Products And Non-Food Products). 1999. Opinion Concerning Fragrance Allergy In Consumers. . SCCNFP/0017/98 Final, December 1999; and SCCPNFP (Scientific Committee On Cosmetic Products And Non-Food Products). 2000. An Initial List Of Perfumery Materials Which Must Not Form Part Of Fragrances Compounds Used In Cosmetic Products. SCCNFP/0320/00, final May 2000.
Environment Canada Domestic Substance ListEC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient ListIFRA (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
International Fragrance Association Codes & StandardsIFRA (International Fragrance Association). 2006. Codes and Standards.
RTECS®- "Vrednie chemichescie veshestva 1998 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- "Vrednie chemichescie veshestva. Prirodnie organicheskie soedinenia" (Hazardous substances. Nature products.) Volkova N.V. et al., Sankt-Peterburg, 1998. -,289,1998
RTECS®- Cosmetics and Toiletries 1979 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Cosmetics and Toiletries. (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL 60189) V.91- 1976- 94(8),41,1979
RTECS®- Cosmetics and Toiletries 1979 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Cosmetics and Toiletries. (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL 60189) V.91- 94(8),41,1979
RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 1964 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. 2,327,1964
RTECS®- Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Section C: Biological Sciences 1962 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Section C: Biological Sciences. (New Delhi, India) V.14-21, 1955-62. For publisher information, see IJEBA6. 21,342,1962
RTECS®- Mutation Research 2007 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 629,148,2007
RTECS®- Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi 1962 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40- -1944 58,394,1962
RTECS®- Sapporo Igaku Zasshi 1952 [shown for informational purposes only]RTECS®- Sapporo Igaku Zasshi. Sapporo Medical Journal. (Sapporo Igaku Daigaku, Nishi-17-chome, Minami-1-jo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060, Japan) V.3- 1952- 3,73,1952

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