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Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Oil

Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

● CAMELLIA OIL
● CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF OIL
● CAMELLIA SINENSIS (TEA PLANT) LEAF OIL
● CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF OIL
● GREEN TEA LEAF OIL
● OIL OF CAMELLIA
● OILS, CAMELLIA
● THEA SINENSIS OIL

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


Camellia Sinensis Leaf Oil is an oil derived from the leaves of Camellia sinensis.

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

Products with this Ingredient

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moisturizer8 products
hand cream3 products
daily use with SPF1 products
bath oil/salts/soak1 products
beard oil1 products
facial moisturizer/treatment1 products
bubble bath1 products
nail treatment1 products

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - anyOpen scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
any or allergies - weight of evidence unknown/unassessedOpen scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
2093 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.
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

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HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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Data availability

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