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Boswellia Carteri (Frankincense) Oil

Other Concerns

Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)

SYNONYMS

● BOSWELLIA CARTERI (FRANKINCENSE) ESSENTIAL OIL
● BOSWELLIA CARTERI (FRANKINCENSE) OIL
● BOSWELLIA CARTERI ESSENTIAL OIL
● BOSWELLIA CARTERI OIL
● BOSWELLIA CARTERII OIL
● BOSWELLIA CARTERII OILS
● FRANKINCENSE GUM
● OILS, BOSWELLIA CARTERII
● OILS, OLIBANUM
● OLIBANUM (BOSWELLIA CARTERII) OIL
● OLIBANUM OILS
● OLIBANUM RESINOID (BOSWELLIA SPP.)

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.


Boswellia Carterii Oil is a volatile oil obtained from Boswellia carterii.

Common concerns

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  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

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1 products
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Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information availableFDA Everything Added to Food

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
17 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • 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.
  • 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.

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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.

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Data availability

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