SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME) SEED OIL
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Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Occlusive; EMOLLIENT; HAIR CONDITIONING; MASKING; SKIN CONDITIONING
About SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME) SEED OIL: Oil of the sesame (Sesamum indicum) seeds.
Synonym(s): GINGILLI OIL; OILS, SESAME; SESAME OIL; SESAME SEED OIL; SESAME OILS; FATS AND GLYCERIDIC OILS, SESAME; OILS, GLYCERIDIC, SESAME; SESAME OIL; SESAME OIL; SESAMUM INDICUM SEED OIL; GINGILLI OIL; SEXTRA
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| 1,615 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical
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Ecotoxicology |
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| Not suspected to be an environmental toxin |
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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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Persistence and bioaccumulation |
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| Not suspected to be bioaccumulative |
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| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | OILS, GLYCERIDIC, SESAME | ,,,U-Persistent,,,,,, |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | SESAME SEED OIL | reported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008 |
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| RTECS®- "Cutaneous Toxicity, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference, 1976," Drill, V 1977 | SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME) SEED OIL | • skin - Primary skin irritant ( human )
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| RTECS®- Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica 1979 | SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME) SEED OIL | • broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (rabbit LD50)
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| RTECS®- Advances in the Biosciences 1979 | SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME) SEED OIL | • cancer - skin tumors (mouse TDLo)
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| RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 2005 | SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME) SEED OIL | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: (Drosophila melanogaster orl)
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| RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 2005 | SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME) SEED OIL | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: (Drosophila melanogaster orl)
• mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: Heritable Translocation Test (Drosophila melanogaster mul)
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| RTECS®- Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 1979 | SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME) SEED OIL | • cancer - skin tumor formations - equivocal (mouse TD)
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| 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®- "Cutaneous Toxicity, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference, 1976," Drill, V 1977 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- "Cutaneous Toxicity, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference, 1976," Drill, V.A., and P. Lazar, eds., New York, Academic Press, Inc. 1977 -,127,1977 |
| RTECS®- Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica 1979 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59, 1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH 45,352,1979 |
| RTECS®- Advances in the Biosciences 1979 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Advances in the Biosciences. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1967- 22/23,359,1979 |
| RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 2005 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987- 45,90,2005 |
| RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 2005 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 45,90,2005 |
| RTECS®- Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 1979 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Federation Proceedings, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. (Bethesda, MD) V.1-46, 1942-87. 38,1450,1979 |
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