CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER OIL
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Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Miscellaneous; MASKING; TONIC
About CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER OIL: Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil is a volatile oil distilled from the dried flowerheads of Matricaria recutita.
Synonym(s): CAMOMILE OIL, HUNGARIAN; CHAMOMILE FLOWER, HUNGARIAN, OIL (MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA L.) ; CHAMOMILE OIL, GERMAN; CHAMOMILE OIL, HUNGARIAN; CHAMOMILE OIL, WILD; GERMAN CAMOMILE OIL; GERMAN CHAMOMILE OIL; HUNGARIAN CHAMOMILE OIL; MATRICAR IA FLOWER OIL; MATRICARIA OIL; OIL OF MATRICARIA
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| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel |
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| 58 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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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Multiple, additive exposure sources |
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| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food |
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FDA Everything Added to Food |
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 persistent |
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| FDA Everything Added to Food | CHAMOMILE FLOWER, HUNGARIAN, OIL (MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA L.) | • ASP |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | OILS, CHAMOMILE, GERMAN | ,,,,Y-Bioaccumulative,,,,, |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | CHAMOMILE FLOWER, HUNGARIAN, OIL (MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA L.) | reported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008 |
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| RTECS®- Arzneimittel-Forschung 1969 | CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER OIL | • broad systemic - Broad systemic toxicity (rat LD50)
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| RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 1974 | CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER OIL | • skin - Primary skin irritant (rabbit )
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| FDA Everything Added to Food | 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. |
| 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®- Arzneimittel-Forschung 1969 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research. (Editio Cantor Verlag, Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1- 1951- 19,615,1969 |
| RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 1974 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. 12,851,1974 |
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