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CITRUS GRANDIS (GRAPEFRUIT) SEED EXTRACT

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SYNONYMS

CITRUS GRANDIS (GRAPEFRUIT) SEED EXTRACT, GRAPEFRUIT SEED EXTRACT, EXTRACT OF GRAPEFRUIT SEEDS, EXTRACT OF GRAPEFRUIT SEED, EXTRACT OF CITRUS GRANDIS SEED, CITRUS PARADISI SEED EXTRACT, CITRUS GRANDIS SEED EXTRACT, GRAPEFRUIT SEEDS EXTRACT, CITRUS SEED EXTRACT, GRAPEFRUIT, EXT.


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Common Concerns

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    Asthma / Respiratory
  • SOME
    Skin Allergies & Irritation
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    Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
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    Cancer
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    Environment


Top Scoring Factors

Evidence of skin irritation/allergies/damage; chronic aquatic toxicity; respiratory effects


Ingredient concerns

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Clear evidence of endocrine disruption in at least one animal study

some

EU Endocrine: EU Endocrine Disrupters

The EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP) reports that this substance shows concern for reproductive toxicity.

some

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PRODUCTS. 2005. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PRODUCTS (SCCP) Extended Opinion on the Safety Evaluation of Parabens.

Asthmagen (sensitizing)

some

Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC): AOEC Exposure Code List (2020 Update)

May cause an allergic skin reaction

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

Very toxic to aquatic life

some

EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes

Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

some

EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes

Causes skin irritation

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

Causes skin irritation

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes

Asthmagen (sensitizing)

some

Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC): AOEC Exposure Code List (2020 Update)

Harmful if swallowed

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

European Union Ecolabel program data shows this substance has high chronic toxicity to aquatic life

some

EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database

European Union Ecolabel program data shows this substance has very high acute toxicity to aquatic life

some

EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database

This review article reports triclosan can act as an endocrine disruptor

some

Andrea B. Dann & Alice Hontela. 2011. Triclosan: environmental exposure, toxicity and mechanisms of action. Journal of applied toxicology : JAT 31(4), 285-311.

risk of promoting bacterial resistance

some

Gilles Bedoux, Benoit Roig, Olivier Thomas, Virginie Dupont & Barbara Le Bot. 2012. Occurrence and toxicity of antimicrobial triclosan and by-products in the environment. Environmental science and pollution research international 19(4), 1044-65.

risk of developing antimicrobial-resistant bacteria

some

Allison E. Aiello, Elaine L. Larson & Stuart B. Levy. 2007. Consumer antibacterial soaps: effective or just risky?. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 45 Suppl 2, S137-47.

The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Panel concluded this substance is safe for use when formulated to be non-sensitizing.

some

Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR): CIR Assessments

Causes severe skin burns and eye damage

Only in: Oven Cleaner; Drain Opener/Clog Remover; Hard Water Stain Remover; Toilet Cleaner; Stove Top Cleaner; Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

The European Union Ecolabel program reports this substance is not anaerobically degradable.

some

EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database

Toxic of swallowed

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

The Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel concludes this substance is safe for use when formulated to be non-irritating.

some

Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR): CIR Assessments

Causes skin irritation

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

alters endocrine function in a variety of species

some

Leah M. Zorrilla, Emily K. Gibson, Susan C. Jeffay, Kevin M. Crofton, Woodrow R. Setzer, Ralph L. Cooper & Tammy E. Stoker. 2009. The effects of triclosan on puberty and thyroid hormones in male Wistar rats. Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology 107(1), 56-64.

alters endocrine function in a variety of species

some

Leah M. Zorrilla, Emily K. Gibson, Susan C. Jeffay, Kevin M. Crofton, Woodrow R. Setzer, Ralph L. Cooper & Tammy E. Stoker. 2009. The effects of triclosan on puberty and thyroid hormones in male Wistar rats. Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology 107(1), 56-64.

decreases thyroid hormone levels

some

Katie B. Paul, Joan M. Hedge, Ruby Bansal, R. Thomas Zoeller, Robert Peter, Michael J. Devito & Kevin M. Crofton. 2012. Developmental triclosan exposure decreases maternal, fetal, and early neonatal thyroxine: Dynamic and kinetic evaluation of a putative mode-of-action. Toxicology.

decreases thyroid hormone levels

some

Katie B. Paul, Joan M. Hedge, Michael J. Devito & Kevin M. Crofton. 2010. Short-term exposure to triclosan decreases thyroxine in vivo via upregulation of hepatic catabolism in Young Long-Evans rats. Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology 113(2), 367-79.

Triclosan may negatively affect immune function in people

some

Erin M. Rees Clayton, Megan Todd, Jennifer Beam Dowd & Allison E. Aiello. 2011. The impact of bisphenol A and triclosan on immune parameters in the U.S. population, NHANES 2003-2006. Environmental health perspectives 119(3), 390-6.

triclosan affected estrogen-mediated responses and suppressed thyroid hormone

some

Tammy E. Stoker, Emily K. Gibson & Leah M. Zorrilla. 2010. Triclosan exposure modulates estrogen-dependent responses in the female wistar rat. Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology 117(1), 45-53.

A peer-reviewed study reports that triclosan impairs cardiac and skeletal muscle function.

some

Gennady Cherednichenko, Rui Zhang, Roger A. Bannister, Valeriy Timofeyev, Ning Li, Erika B. Fritsch, Wei Feng, Genaro C. Barrientos, Nils H. Schebb, Bruce D. Hammock, Kurt G. Beam, Nipavan Chiamvimonvat & Isaac N. Pessah. 2012. Triclosan impairs excitation-contraction coupling and Ca2+ dynamics in striated muscle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109(35), 14158-63.

NTP Toxcast scored 2.5-3.5

some

National Toxicology Program (NTP): EWG Toxcast Analysis

causes serious eye irritation

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

may cause respiratory irritation

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

Causes serious eye irritation

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

EU GHS Hazard Labeling Codes: GHS Hazard Codes

NTP Toxcast scored 1.5-2.5

some

National Toxicology Program (NTP): EWG Toxcast Analysis

Causes severe skin burns and eye damage

Only in: Oven Cleaner; Drain Opener/Clog Remover; Hard Water Stain Remover; Toilet Cleaner; Stove Top Cleaner; Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

Causes serious eye damage

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): GHS Data from ECHA Website

European Union Ecolabel program data shows this substance has moderate acute toxicity to aquatic life

low

EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database

The European Union Ecolabel program reports this substance in inherently biodegradable.

low

EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database

The European Union Ecolabel program reports this substance is readily biodegradable.

low

EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database

This substance is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) as a food additive by the US Food and Drug Administration

Only in: Household Cleaners

low

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA - Priority based Assessment of Food Additive (PAFA)

The EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP) reports that this substance shows no concern for reproductive toxicity.

low

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PRODUCTS. 2005. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PRODUCTS (SCCP) Extended Opinion on the Safety Evaluation of Parabens.

This substance is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) as a food additive by the US Food and Drug Administration

Only in: Household Cleaners

low

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA - Priority based Assessment of Food Additive (PAFA)



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