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Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil

Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low) and Neurotoxicity (low)

SYNONYMS

● CAMOMILE OIL, HUNGARIAN
● CHAMOMILE BLUE OIL; CHAMOMILE OIL; GERMAN CHAMOMILE EXTRACT; OIL GERMAN CHAMOMILE
● CHAMOMILE FLOWER, HUNGARIAN, OIL (MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA L.)
● CHAMOMILE OIL, GERMAN
● CHAMOMILE OIL, HUNGARIAN
● CHAMOMILE OIL, WILD
● CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER OIL
● CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA FLOWER OIL
● GERMAN CAMOMILE OIL
● GERMAN CHAMOMILE OIL
● HUNGARIAN CAMOMILE OIL
● HUNGARIAN CHAMOMILE OIL
● HUNGARIAN OIL (MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA L.) CHAMOMILE FLOWER
● MATRICAR IA FLOWER OIL
● MATRICARIA FLOWER OIL
● MATRICARIA OIL
● OIL (MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA L.) CHAMOMILE FLOWER, HUNGARIAN
● OIL OF MATRICARIA
● OILS, CHAMOMILE, GERMAN
● WILD CHAMOMILE OIL

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.


Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil is a volatile oil distilled from the dried flowerheads of Matricaria recutita.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

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Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergiesOpen scientific literature
any or allergies - weight of evidence unknown/unassessedOpen scientific literature

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualificationsCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Neurotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
One or more human case studies show equivocal any effectsOpen scientific literature

Developmental/reproductive toxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
One or more human case studies show equivocal any effectsOpen scientific literature

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Insufficient data to determine safetyOpen scientific literature
74 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Everything Added to Food

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistentEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
  • 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.
  • EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.

Understanding scores

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Hazard score

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