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ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF OIL

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SYNONYMS

ROSEMARINUS VERBENON OIL, ROSEMARY VERBENON OIL, ROSEMARINUS VERBENON (ROSEMARY VERBENON) OIL, ROSEMARY VERBENON ESSENTIAL OIL, ROSEMARINUS VERBENON ESSENTIAL OIL, ROSEMARINUS VERBENON (ROSEMARY VERBENON) ESSENTIAL OIL, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS VERBENONE (ROSEMARY VERBENON) OIL, ROSEMARINUS OFFICINALIS VERBENON (ROSEMARY VERBENON) ESSENTIAL OIL, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF OIL, ROSEMARY OIL


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Common Concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • No Data
    Asthma / Respiratory
  • SOME
    Skin Allergies & Irritation
  • SOME
    Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Cancer
  • No Data
    Environment


Top Scoring Factors

Low concern for damage to DNA; acute aquatic toxicity; cancer


Ingredient concerns

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may cause damage to organs

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

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

harmful in inhaled

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

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

The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety reports this substance shows some evidence of causing contact allergy in humans.

some

EU Cosmetics Directive: Opinion on Frangrance allergens in cosmetics (2011)

acute toxicity, oral LD50 (mg/kg)

some

Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR): CIR Assessments

The Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel states this substance may harm reproduction.

some

Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR): CIR Assessments

May cause an allergic skin reaction

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

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

Causes skin irritation

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

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

Inhalation of Rosmarinus officinalis oil affected neuroendocrine function in mice.

some

Myra O. Villareal, Ayumi Ikeya, Kazunori Sasaki, Abdelkarim Ben Arfa, Mohamed Neffati & Hiroko Isoda. 2017. Anti-stress and neuronal cell differentiation induction effects of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil. BMC complementary and alternative medicine 17(1), 549.

causes serious eye irritation

Only in: Household Cleaners

some

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

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

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

Rosmarinus officinalis oil altered metabolic health endpoints in animal studies.

some

Slimen Selmi, Kais Rtibi, Dhekra Grami, Hichem Sebai & Lamjed Marzouki. 2017. Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) essential oil components exhibit anti-hyperglycemic, anti-hyperlipidemic and antioxidant effects in experimental diabetes. Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology 24(4), 297-303.

Rosmarinus officinalis leaf oils may induce genotoxicity according to animal testing, though evidence is mixed.

low

Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR): CIR Assessments

Rosmarinus officinalis oil exhibits antioxidant properties in animals and in vitro tests.

low

Aleksandar Rašković, Isidora Milanović, Nebojša Pavlović, Tatjana Ćebović, Saša Vukmirović & Momir Mikov. 2014. Antioxidant activity of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) essential oil and its hepatoprotective potential. BMC complementary and alternative medicine 14, 225.

Rosmarinus officinalis oil exhibits anti-inflammatory properties in animal and in vitro tests

low

Raphaelle Sousa Borges, Brenda Lorena Sánchez Ortiz, Arlindo César Matias Pereira, Hady Keita & José Carlos Tavares Carvalho. 2019. Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil: A review of its phytochemistry, anti-inflammatory activity, and mechanisms of action involved. Journal of ethnopharmacology 229, 29-45.

A review article reports this substance may have anticarcinogenic activity

low

F. Bakkali, S. Averbeck, D. Averbeck & M. Idaomar. 2008. Biological effects of essential oils--a review. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association 46(2), 446-75.

A peer-reviewed study reports that botanical oils prevent oxidative damage.

low

Kevin P. Anthony, Suziat A. Deolu-Sobogun & Mahmoud A. Saleh. 2012. Comprehensive assessment of antioxidant activity of essential oils. Journal of food science 77(8), C839-43.

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)

A review article reports this substance is not mutagenic

low

F. Bakkali, S. Averbeck, D. Averbeck & M. Idaomar. 2008. Biological effects of essential oils--a review. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association 46(2), 446-75.



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