CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA (BITTER ORANGE) OIL
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Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; MASKING; SKIN CONDITIONING; TONIC
About CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA (BITTER ORANGE) OIL: Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Oil is a volatile oil obtained from Citrus aurantiumamara.
Synonym(s): BITTER ORANGE OIL; BITTER ORANGE PEEL OIL; OIL, ESSENTIAL, BITTER ORANGE; OIL OF BITTER ORANGE; ORANGE PEEL OIL, BITTER (CITRUS AURANTIUM L.) ; ORANGE YU; CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) OIL; BITTER ORANGE OIL, ESSENTIAL; BITTER (CITRUS AURANTIUM L.) ORANGE PEEL OIL; ESSENTIAL BITTER ORANGE OIL; CITRUS AURANTIUM (BITTER ORANGE) OIL
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| Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Fragrance subject to restrictions: safe only within recommended use or concentration limitsn) |
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International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards |
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| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel |
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| 3 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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Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Government, industry, academic studies and classifications |
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| FDA Everything Added to Food | ORANGE PEEL, BITTER, OIL (CITRUS AURANTIUM L.) | • ASP |
| Environment Canada Domestic Substance List | OILS, ORANGE, SOUR | ,,,U-Persistent,U-Bioaccumulative,,,,, |
| IFRA Fragrance Ingredient List | ORANGE PEEL OIL, BITTER (CITRUS AURANTIUM L.) | reported as used in fragrance compounds in 2008 |
| International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards | BITTER ORANGE PEEL OIL EXPRESSED | Restricted |
| International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards | BITTER ORANGE PEEL OIL EXPRESSED | Restricted |
Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only] |
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| RTECS®- Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 1974 | CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA (BITTER ORANGE) 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 |
| International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards | IFRA (International Fragrance Association). 2006. Codes and Standards. |
| 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. 12,735,1974 |
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