EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS (CLOVE) OIL
About the ratings
EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.
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Synonym(s): CLOVE ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS (CLOVE) ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS ESSENTIAL OIL
Allergies/immunotoxicity |
| type of concern |
product conditions |
reference |
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| Known human immune system toxicant |
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EU Banned and Restricted Fragrances |
| Known human immune system toxicant |
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National Library of Medicine HazMap |
Use restrictions |
| type of concern |
product conditions |
reference |
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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 |
Data gaps |
| type of concern |
product conditions |
reference |
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| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel |
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| 8 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical
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PubMed |
Multiple, additive exposure sources |
| type of concern |
product conditions |
reference |
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| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food |
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FDA Food Additive Status |
| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food |
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FDA Everything Added to Food |
Cancer |
| type of concern |
product conditions |
reference |
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| Not likely to be carcinogenic in humans |
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Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens |
Government, industry, academic studies and classifications |
| government/industry list/academic study |
appears on list as |
classification(s) |
| FDA Food Additive Status | EUGENOL | • SY/FL
• GRAS - CFR184.1257 |
| Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics | EUGENOL | • o |
| FDA Everything Added to Food | EUGENOL | • ASP |
| EU Banned and Restricted Fragrances | EUGENOL | Fragrance chemical, which, according to existing knowledge, is frequently reported as a well-recognised consumer allergen |
| National Library of Medicine HazMap | EUGENOL | SS: Yes; |
| Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens | EUGENOL | IARC GROUP 3 |
| International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards | EUGENOL | Restricted |
references |
| government/industry list/academic study
| reference
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| FDA Food Additive Status | FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006. |
| Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics | AOEC (Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics). 2009. AEOC exposures codes and asthmagen designation. |
| 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. |
| EU Banned and Restricted Fragrances | SCCPNFP (Scientific Committee On Cosmetic Products And Non-Food Products). 1999. Opinion Concerning Fragrance Allergy In Consumers. . SCCNFP/0017/98 Final, December 1999; and SCCPNFP (Scientific Committee On Cosmetic Products And Non-Food Products). 2000. An Initial List Of Perfumery Materials Which Must Not Form Part Of Fragrances Compounds Used In Cosmetic Products. SCCNFP/0320/00, final May 2000. |
| National Library of Medicine HazMap | NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2006. HazMap — Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents. |
| Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens | IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer). 2008. Overall Evaluations of Carcinogenicity to Humans, as evaluated in IARC Monographs Volumes 1-99 (a total of 935 agents, mixtures and exposures). |
| International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards | IFRA (International Fragrance Association). 2006. Codes and Standards. |
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