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Geranyl Acetate

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Other Concerns

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● 2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL, 3,7-DIMETHYL-, ACETATE

● 2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL, 3,7-DIMETHYL-, ACETATE, (2E)-

● 2,6OCTADIEN1OL, 3,7DIMETHYL, ACETATE, (E)

● 3,7-DIMETHYL- ACETATE 2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL

● 3,7-DIMETHYL-2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL ACETATE

● 3,7-DIMETHYLOCTA-2,6-DIENYL ACETATE

● ACETATE 2,6-OCTADIEN-1-OL, 3,7-DIMETHYL-

● GERANYL ACETATE

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

Geranyl Acetate is an ester of Geraniol (q.v.) and acetic acid.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

shampoo	8 products
moisturizer	8 products
hair treatment/serum	7 products
body wash/cleanser	5 products
liquid hand soap	3 products
fragrance for men	3 products
hand cream	3 products
fragrance for women	3 products
conditioner	2 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	2 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	2 products
around-eye cream	1 products
body oil	1 products
beard oil	1 products
hand sanitizer	1 products
hair styling aide	1 products
after sun product	1 products
styling gel/lotion	1 products

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any irritation	Open scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergies	Open scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Wildlife and environmental toxicity	Open scientific literature
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Cancer

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not likely to be carcinogenic in humans	Open scientific literature

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Food Additive Status
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Everything Added to Food

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistent	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

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

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
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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