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Data: Fair

Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (high)

SYNONYMS

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Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil is a volatile oil obtained from Citrus aurantifolia.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
HIGH

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

shampoo	25 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	22 products
daily use with SPF	19 products
bar soap	18 products
conditioner	17 products
body wash/cleanser	15 products
exfoliant/scrub	15 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	14 products
facial cleanser	14 products
mask	13 products
CC cream	12 products
lip balm	11 products
moisturizer	11 products
bath oil/salts/soak	10 products
serums & essences	9 products
hand sanitizer	8 products
liquid hand soap	8 products
recreational sunscreen	7 products
hand cream	6 products
body oil	5 products
around-eye cream	5 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	5 products
	5 products
sunless tanning	3 products
shaving cream	3 products
hair styling aide	3 products
shaving cream (men's)	3 products
hair treatment/serum	3 products
after shave	3 products
fragrance for women	2 products
beard care	2 products
beard oil	2 products
body firming lotion	2 products
toners/astringents	2 products
styling gel/lotion	2 products
foot moisturizer	2 products
makeup remover	1 products
baby lotion	1 products
eye makeup remover	1 products
beard cleanser	1 products
muscle/joint soreness	1 products
after sun product	1 products
bubble bath	1 products
body spray	1 products
detangler	1 products
setting powder/spray	1 products

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
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 (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - any	CosIng

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Associated with immunotoxicity or allergies	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
111 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Cancer

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not likely to be carcinogenic in humans	Open scientific literature

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food

Ecotoxicology

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

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistent	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

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/ .
Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
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.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.

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