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Data: Limited

Balsam Tolu

Other Concerns

Use restrictions (high), Endocrine disruption (low), Ecotoxicology (low), and Occupational hazards (high)

SYNONYMS

● BALSAM EXTRACT (MYROXYLON SPP.) TOLU
● BALSAM GUM (MYROXYLON SPP.) TOLU
● BALSAM TOLU
● BALSAM TOLU RESIN
● BALSAM TOLU; BALSAM TOLU; OIL OF TOLU BALSAM RESINOID; TOLU BALSAM; TOLU BALSAM GUM; TOLU BALSAM OIL; TOLU OIL; TOLU OIL; TOLU RESIN; TOLU RESINOID
● BALSAMS, MYROXYLON BALSAMUM
● BALSAMS, TOLU
● EXTRACT (MYROXYLON SPP.) TOLU, BALSAM
● GUM (MYROXYLON SPP.) TOLU, BALSAM
● MYROXYLON BALSAMUM BALSAM
● MYROXYLON BALSAMUM BALSAMS
● RESIN TOLU
● TOLU BALSAMS
● TOLU RESIN
● TOLU, BALSAM, EXTRACT (MYROXYLON SPP.)
● TOLU, BALSAM, GUM (MYROXYLON SPP.)
● TOLUIFERA BALSAMAM RESIN

Unacceptable

Unacceptable: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient


Myroxylon Balsamum (Balsam Tolu) Resin is an oleoresin obtained from Myroxylonbalsamum.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

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

Ingredient concerns

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Products with this Ingredient

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Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Violation of government restrictions - Banned or found unsafe for use in cosmeticsCosIng
Restricted in cosmetics - labeling requirement for allergensOpen scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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Known human any toxicant or allergenOpen scientific literature
Possible human any toxicant or allergenOpen scientific literature
Human any toxicant or allergen - strong evidenceOpen scientific literature

Occupational hazards

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Allowed workplace exposures restricted to low dosesOpen scientific literature

Endocrine disruption

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Associated with endocrine disruptionOpen scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

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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

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyOpen scientific literature

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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Classified as a low human health priorityOpen scientific literature
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 bioaccumulativeOpen scientific literature
Not suspected to be persistentOpen scientific literature

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
24 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • European Commission. 2013. Cosing, the European Commission database with information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. Accessed on March 1, 2013 at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing/ .
  • 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.

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