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SANTALUM ALBUM (SANDALWOOD) OIL


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Health Concerns of the Ingredient:
Overall Hazard
 
 
Cancer
 
 
Developmental &
reproductive toxicity
 
 
Allergies & immunotoxicity
 
 
Use restrictions
 
 
Other HIGH concerns: Multiple, additive exposure sources; Other MODERATE concerns: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

About SANTALUM ALBUM (SANDALWOOD) OIL: Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Oil is a volatile oil obtained from the heartwood of Santalumalbum.

Function(s): Fragrance Ingredient; MASKING

Synoym(s): SANDALWOOD OIL; SANDALWOOD OIL; SANDALWOOD OIL, EAST INDIAN; SANDALWOOD YELLOW OIL (SANTALUM ALBUM L.) ; SANTALUM ALBUM (SANDALWOOD) ESSENTIAL OIL; SANTALUM ALBUM ESSENTIAL OIL; SANTALUM ALBUM OIL; ARHEOL; EAST INDIAN SANDALWOOD OIL; OIL OF SANTAL; SANDALWOOD OIL; SANTAL OIL

Multiple, additive exposure sources

Concern Reference
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information availableFDA Everything Added to Food

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

Concern Reference
Classified as medium human health priorityEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

Concern Reference
90 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->NLM PubMed

Ecotoxicology

Concern Reference
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data Sources

EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
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.
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
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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