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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Wax

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 (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● CITRUS ARANTIUM DULCIS PEEL WAX

● CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) PEEL WAX

● CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS PEEL WAX

● CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS WAX

● CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS WAXES

● ORANGE PEEL WAX

● ORANGE PEEL WAXES

● WAXES, CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS

● WAXES, ORANGE PEEL

Restricted

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

Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Wax is a wax obtained from the peel of the orange, Citrus aurantium dulcis.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

lipstick	24 products
blush	19 products
bronzer/highlighter	9 products
recreational sunscreen	3 products
eye shadow	3 products
mascara	2 products
lip balm with SPF	2 products
diaper cream	2 products
baby sunscreen	1 products
lip balm	1 products

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as toxic or harmful.	Open scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergies	Open scientific literature
any or allergies - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed	Open scientific literature

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any irritation	Open scientific literature
any irritation - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed	Open scientific literature

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Wildlife and environmental toxicity	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

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

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

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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

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Data availability

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