Citral
- Products with this ingredient are allowed for use in EWG VERIFIED but must meet use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.
- Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.
Other Concerns
Use restrictions (moderate) and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)SYNONYMS
Restricted
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
Citral is a naturally occurring scent ingredient; manufactured synthetically on a large scale; associated with allergies and contact dermatitis.
Common concerns
See how this product scores for common concerns.
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LOWCancer
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HIGHAllergies & Immunotoxicity
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LOWDevelopmental and Reproductive Toxicity
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MODERATEUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
- CONCERNS
- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
fragrance for women | 300 products |
moisturizer | 194 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 161 products |
hair treatment/serum | 129 products |
fragrance for men | 122 products |
hair styling aide | 111 products |
shampoo | 100 products |
lip balm | 92 products |
conditioner | 88 products |
body spray | 79 products |
serums & essences | 78 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 69 products |
styling gel/lotion | 63 products |
hand cream | 62 products |
body wash/cleanser | 59 products |
daily use with SPF | 52 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 49 products |
facial cleanser | 48 products |
liquid hand soap | 45 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's) | 43 products |
lip gloss | 42 products |
body oil | 42 products |
lipstick | 38 products |
hair spray | 34 products |
mask | 32 products |
bar soap | 29 products |
foundation | 25 products |
lip balm with SPF | 24 products |
CC cream | 22 products |
body firming lotion | 21 products |
after shave | 20 products |
sunless tanning | 17 products |
styling mousse/foam | 17 products |
hair color and bleaching | 16 products |
around-eye cream | 14 products |
blush | 14 products |
toners/astringents | 13 products |
hand sanitizer | 12 products |
bath oil/salts/soak | 10 products |
lip plumper | 10 products |
makeup primer | 10 products |
beard care | 9 products |
shaving cream | 8 products |
beard oil | 8 products |
foot moisturizer | 7 products |
nail treatment | 7 products |
facial powder | 7 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 7 products |
setting powder/spray | 7 products |
makeup remover | 6 products |
after sun product | 5 products |
recreational sunscreen | 5 products |
concealer | 4 products |
detangler | 3 products |
anti-aging | 3 products |
bubble bath | 3 products |
tanning oil | 3 products |
muscle/joint soreness | 3 products |
cuticle treatment | 3 products |
skin fading/lightener | 3 products |
other eye makeup | 3 products |
baby oil | 2 products |
baby lotion | 2 products |
eyelash glue | 2 products |
foot odor control | 1 products |
depilatory | 1 products |
shaving cream (men's) | 1 products |
oil controller | 1 products |
polish remover | 1 products |
eye makeup remover | 1 products |
BB cream | 1 products |
toothpaste | 1 products |
1 products | |
body powder | 1 products |
baby shampoo | 1 products |
beard cleanser | 1 products |
brow liner | 1 products |
nail glue | 1 products |
facial cleansing wipes | 1 products |
Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as irritant | CPS&Q - Classification & Labelling |
Allergies/immunotoxicity
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Known human immune system toxicant or allergen | SCCPNFP Opinion on Fragrance Allergy |
Possible human any toxicant or allergen | Open scientific literature |
Human any toxicant or allergen - strong evidence | Open scientific literature |
Limited evidence of immune system toxicity or allergies | CPS&Q - Classification & Labelling |
Use restrictions
CONCERN | 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) | International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards |
Restricted in cosmetics - labeling requirement for allergens | CosIng |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not suspected to be persistent | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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740 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
- CPS&Q (Consumer Products Safety & Quality) formely known as ECB (European Chemicals Bureau). 2008. Classification and Labelling: Chemicals: Annex VI of Directive 67/548/EEC through the 31st ATP.
- 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.
- Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
- IFRA (International Fragrance Association). 2006. Codes and Standards.
- 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/ .
- 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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HOW WE DETERMINE SCORESHazard score
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Data availability
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