EWG Skin Deep® | What is CYMBOPOGON (LEMON GRASS) OIL

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Cymbopogon (Lemon Grass) Oil

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SYNONYMS

CYMBOPOGON (LEMON GRASS) ESSENTIAL OIL, CYMBOPOGON (LEMON GRASS) OIL, CYMBOPOGON ESSENTIAL OIL, CYMBOPOGON OIL, LEMON GRASS ESSENTIAL OIL, LEMON GRASS OIL, and LEMONGRASS ESSENTIAL OIL

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reingredientive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

moisturizer	24 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	19 products
shampoo	11 products
bar soap	11 products
exfoliant/scrub	10 products
conditioner	9 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	8 products
body wash/cleanser	7 products
facial cleanser	7 products
liquid hand soap	6 products
body oil	5 products
mask	4 products
serums & essences	4 products
body firming lotion	4 products
toners/astringents	3 products
muscle/joint soreness	3 products
hand cream	3 products
bath oil/salts/soak	3 products
hair styling aide	2 products
makeup primer	2 products
hand sanitizer	2 products
hair treatment/serum	2 products
baby soap	1 products
baby shampoo	1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	1 products
cuticle treatment	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
	1 products
lipstick	1 products
after sun product	1 products
styling gel/lotion	1 products
shaving cream	1 products
beard care	1 products
lip balm	1 products

Data gaps

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

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

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.

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.

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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.

Data availability

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