PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS (SWEET ALMOND) OIL

Score	Data: Limited
CAS	8007-69-0
moisturizer (491 products)
facial moisturizer/ treatment (244 products)
lip balm (215 products)
body oil (201 products)
exfoliant/ scrub (126 products)
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PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS (SWEET ALMOND) OIL

Health concerns of ingredient
About the ratings
Cancer	no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity	no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity	no information
Use restrictions	no information
Contamination concerns: none
Other LOW concerns: Data gaps

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Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Occlusive

About PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS (SWEET ALMOND) OIL: Almond oil is extracted from the seed kernels of the sweet almond plant, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis.

Synonym(s): ALMOND OIL; ALMOND OIL, SWEET; ALMOND OIL, SWEET (PRUNIS SPECIES) ; OIL OF SWEET ALMOND; OILS, ALMOND, SWEET; SWEET ALMOND OIL; SWEET (PRUNIS SPECIES) ALMOND OIL; SWEET OILS, ALMOND; ALMOND SWEET OILS; PRUNUS AMYGDALUS (SWEET ALMOND) OIL; OILS, ALMOND

Data gaps
type of concern	product conditions	reference
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		Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
96 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->		PubMed

Ecotoxicology
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

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)
Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments	SWEET ALMOND (PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS) OIL	QQQ01,QQQ11
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	OILS, ALMOND	,,,U-Persistent,U-Bioaccumulative,,,,,
IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List	ALMOND OIL, SWEET (PRUNIS SPECIES)	reported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008

references
government/industry list/academic study	reference
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.
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