MATRICARIA RECUTITA (GERMAN CHAMOMILE) DISTILLATE
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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About MATRICARIA RECUTITA (GERMAN CHAMOMILE) DISTILLATE: Chamomile derivatives have alpha-bisabolol, farnesene, and bisbolol-oxides. [Franke & Schilcher. 2005. 'Chamomile.']
Synonym(s): MATRICARIA RECUTITA DISTILLATE; GERMAN CHAMOMILE DISTILLATE
Enhanced skin absorption |
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| Penetration enhancer |
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Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments |
Data gaps |
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| Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in product |
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Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments |
| 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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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
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 |
Persistence and bioaccumulation |
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| Not suspected to be persistent |
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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Government, industry, academic studies and classifications |
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classification(s) |
| Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments | BISABOLOL | QQQ01,QQQ11; PE |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | 3-CYCLOHEXENE-1-METHANOL, _,4-DIMETHYL-_-(4-METHYL-3-PENTENYL)-, (R,R)- | ,,,,Y-Bioaccumulative,,,,, |
Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only] |
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| RTECS®- International Journal of Toxicology | MATRICARIA RECUTITA (GERMAN CHAMOMILE) DISTILLATE | • metabolic - Weight loss or decreased weight gain (rat TDLo)
• liver - Changes in liver weight (rat TDLo)
• endocrine system - Changes in testicular weight (rat TDLo)
• respiratory - Dyspnea (mouse LD50)
• skin - Hair (mouse LD50)
• brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Tremor (mouse LD50)
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references |
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| Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments | CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC. |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
| RTECS®- International Journal of Toxicology [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- International Journal of Toxicology. (Taylor & Francis, 47 Runway Rd., Suite g, Levittown, PA 19057) V.16- 1997- 18(Suppl |
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