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Cupressus Sempervirens (Italian Cypress) Oil

  • Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (high)

SYNONYMS

CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS (ITALIAN CYPRESS) ESSENTIAL OIL, CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS (ITALIAN CYPRESS) OIL, CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS (ITALIEN CYPRESS) ESSENTIAL OIL, CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS ESSENTIAL OIL, CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS OIL, CYPRESS (CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS) OIL, CYPRESS OIL, CYPRESS OIL (CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS L.), CYPRESS OILS, ITALIAN CYPRESS ESSENTIAL OIL, ITALIAN CYPRESS OIL, and OILS, CYPRESS

Restricted

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

Cupressus Sempervirens Oil is a natural oil obtained from Cupressus sempervirens.

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

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antiperspirant/deodorant10 products
shampoo8 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)6 products
mask5 products
body oil5 products
daily use with SPF5 products
serums & essences4 products
body wash/cleanser4 products
moisturizer4 products
facial moisturizer/treatment3 products
exfoliant/scrub3 products
toners/astringents3 products
conditioner3 products
bath oil/salts/soak2 products
hair treatment/serum2 products
bubble bath1 products
body powder1 products
recreational sunscreen1 products
beard care1 products
liquid hand soap1 products
bar soap1 products
styling gel/lotion1 products
muscle/joint soreness1 products
beard cleanser1 products
fragrance for women1 products
tanning oil1 products

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Violation of government restrictions - Restricted in cosmetics; use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - anyOpen scientific literature
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - anyCosIng

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergiesOpen 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
118 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • 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.
  • 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.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

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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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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