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Data: Limited

Commiphora Myrrha (Myrrh) Oil

Other Concerns

Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) and Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)

SYNONYMS

● COMMIPHORA (MYRRH) ESSENTIAL OIL
● COMMIPHORA (MYRRH) OIL
● COMMIPHORA MYRRHA (MYRRH) ESSENTIAL OIL
● COMMIPHORA MYRRHA (MYRRH) OIL
● COMMIPHORA MYRRHA ESSENTIAL OIL
● COMMIPHORA MYRRHA OIL
● HYPERSOLUBLE MYRRH; MYRRH ABSOLUTE; MYRRH ABSOLUTE COLOURLESS MD; MYRRH GUM; MYRRH OIL; MYRRH, OLEO-GUM-RESIN; MYRRH RESIN; MYRRH RESINOID; MYRRH RESINOID A; MYRRH TINCTURE
● MYRRH ABSOLUTE
● MYRRH ESSENTIAL OIL
● MYRRH OIL
● MYRRH OIL (COMMIPHORA SPP.)
● OIL OF COMMIPHORA MYRRHA
● OILS, MYRRH

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


Commiphora Myrrha Oil is a volatile oil obtained by the steam distillation of Commiphoramyrrha.

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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Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as medium human health priorityEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

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

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
68 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
  • EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
  • 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.

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Hazard score

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