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Data: Limited

Juniperus Communis (Juniper) Fruit Oil

Other Concerns

Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● ESSENTIAL JUNIPER OIL
● JUNIPER BERRY ESSENTIAL OIL
● JUNIPER BERRY OIL
● JUNIPER BERRY OIL; JUNIPER BERRY OIL; JUNIPER BERRY OIL, TERPENES
● JUNIPER OIL
● JUNIPER OIL (JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS L.)
● JUNIPER OIL, ESSENTIAL
● JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS (JUNIPER) BERRY ESSENTIAL OIL
● JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS (JUNIPER) BERRY OIL
● JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS (JUNIPER) FRUIT OIL
● JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS BERRY ESSENTIAL OIL
● JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS BERRY OIL
● JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS FRUIT OIL
● OIL OF JUNIPER
● OIL, ESSENTIAL, JUNIPER
● OILS, JUNIPER

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


Juniperus Communis Fruit Oil is a volatile oil obtained from the berries of Juniperuscommunis.

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
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergiesOpen scientific literature
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergiesOpen scientific literature

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any irritationOpen scientific literature

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as toxic or harmful.Open scientific literature
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Wildlife and environmental toxicityOpen scientific literature
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

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

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
140 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
  • 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.
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

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