Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Peel Oil
- Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.
Other Concerns
Use restrictions (moderate), Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)SYNONYMS
Restricted
Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation
Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Oil is a volatile oil obtained from Citrus aurantiumamara.
Common concerns
See how this product scores for common concerns.
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LOWCancer
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HIGHAllergies & Immunotoxicity
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LOWDevelopmental and Reproductive Toxicity
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MODERATEUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
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- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
facial moisturizer/treatment | 10 products |
serums & essences | 10 products |
moisturizer | 10 products |
shampoo | 9 products |
conditioner | 7 products |
facial cleanser | 6 products |
body wash/cleanser | 6 products |
body oil | 5 products |
mask | 4 products |
hair treatment/serum | 4 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 3 products |
daily use with SPF | 3 products |
tooth whitening | 2 products |
toothpaste | 2 products |
hand cream | 2 products |
liquid hand soap | 2 products |
bath oil/salts/soak | 2 products |
makeup remover | 2 products |
fragrance for women | 2 products |
recreational sunscreen | 1 products |
shaving cream | 1 products |
detangler | 1 products |
CC cream | 1 products |
body spray | 1 products |
anti-aging | 1 products |
setting powder/spray | 1 products |
foot odor control | 1 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 1 products |
bar soap | 1 products |
toners/astringents | 1 products |
around-eye cream | 1 products |
1 products | |
beard oil | 1 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's) | 1 products |
bubble bath | 1 products |
Allergies/immunotoxicity
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Known human any toxicant or allergen | Open scientific literature |
Possible human any toxicant or allergen | Open scientific literature |
Human any toxicant or allergen - strong evidence | Open scientific literature |
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergies | Open scientific literature |
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergies | Open scientific literature |
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergies | Open scientific literature |
Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as any irritant | Open scientific literature |
Human any irritant - moderate evidence | Open scientific literature |
any irritation - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed | Open scientific literature |
Use restrictions
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Fragrance subject to restrictions: safe only within recommended use or concentration limitsn) | International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards |
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - any | Open scientific literature |
Restricted in cosmetics - labeling requirement for allergens | Open scientific literature |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Persistent, bioaccumulative in wildlife | Open scientific literature |
Not suspected to be persistent | Open scientific literature |
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Open scientific literature |
Ecotoxicology
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Wildlife and environmental toxicity | Open scientific literature |
Suspected to be an environmental toxin | Open scientific literature |
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Developmental/reproductive toxicity
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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One or more animal studies show any effects at high doses | Open scientific literature |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Insufficient data to determine safety | Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments |
4 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
Miscellaneous
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Occupational hazards related to handling | Open scientific literature |
Cancer
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Not likely to be carcinogenic in humans | Open scientific literature |
Limited or incomplete evidence of cancer according to safety/hazard data – government assessment cannot classify as human carcinogen due to data gaps | Open scientific literature |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
- Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
- IFRA (International Fragrance Association). 2006. Codes and Standards.
- EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
- 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.
- 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.
Understanding scores
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HOW WE DETERMINE SCORESHazard score
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Data availability
The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.