EWG Skin Deep® | What is BOSWELLIA CARTERI (FRANKINCENSE) OIL

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Boswellia Carteri (Frankincense) Oil

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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, and OLIBANUM RESINOID (BOSWELLIA SPP.)

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's 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

Products with this Ingredient

facial moisturizer/treatment	37 products
serums & essences	18 products
moisturizer	13 products
body oil	9 products
mask	9 products
facial cleanser	8 products
hair treatment/serum	7 products
around-eye cream	6 products
hair styling aide	5 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	4 products
bath oil/salts/soak	4 products
shampoo	4 products
anti-aging	3 products
toners/astringents	3 products
body wash/cleanser	3 products
styling gel/lotion	2 products
	2 products
conditioner	2 products
baby lotion	2 products
hair spray	2 products
beard oil	2 products
foot moisturizer	2 products
hand cream	2 products
exfoliant/scrub	2 products
hand sanitizer	1 products
fragrance for men	1 products
makeup remover	1 products
fragrance for women	1 products
nail treatment	1 products
styling mousse/foam	1 products
cuticle treatment	1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	1 products
setting powder/spray	1 products
bubble bath	1 products
eye makeup remover	1 products
baby bubble bath	1 products

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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

Data gaps

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

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

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

Understanding scores

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