Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.
EWG Home EWG’s Guide to Healthy Cleaning EWG’s Food Scores Healthy Living App Open menu

EWG's Skin Deep®
Find products and ingredients Learn how Skin Deep® works Meet our experts Discover EWG VERIFIED®
GET UPDATES DONATE
Score legend
HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES Learn more About EWG VERIFIED®

Data: Fair

Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium) Flower Oil

SEARCH PRODUCTS

Other Concerns

Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low_moderate) and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● GERANIUM OIL, BOURBON
● GERANIUM OIL, AFRICAN
● GERANIUM ABSOLUTE (PELARAGONIUM GRAVEOLENS)
● PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS OILS
● CHINESE GERANIUM OIL
● BOURBON GERANIUM OIL
● AFRICAN GERANIUM OIL
● OILS, GERANIUM
● GERANIUM ABSOLUTE; GERANIUM ABSOLUTE; GERANIUM CONCRETE; GERANIUM OIL; GERANIUM OIL, ALGERIAN; GERANIUM OIL, GRASSE; GERANIUM OIL, MOROCCO; GERANIUM SUR ROSES; GERANIUM SUR ROSES; HYPERABSOLUTE GERANI
● GERANIUM FLOWER OIL

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil is a volatile oil obtained from the flowers of Pelargoniumgraveolens.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • HIGH
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

Expand content Collapse content
serums & essences81 products
after shave3 products
facial moisturizer/treatment137 products
mask63 products
anti-aging9 products
facial cleanser94 products
oil controller1 products
moisturizer58 products
conditioner28 products
detangler4 products
toners/astringents31 products
baby oil2 products
styling gel/lotion2 products
fragrance for women2 products
exfoliant/scrub37 products
body firming lotion8 products
Oils & Serums3 products
liquid hand soap17 products
hand cream12 products
daily use with SPF36 products
BB cream12 products
setting powder/spray9 products
shaving cream (men's)1 products
hair treatment/serum18 products
shampoo24 products
body oil20 products
antiperspirant/deodorant22 products
makeup remover15 products
body wash/cleanser34 products
bar soap10 products
nail treatment2 products
around-eye cream14 products
baby shampoo7 products
baby soap7 products
baby lotion9 products
foot moisturizer3 products
makeup primer9 products
baby wipes2 products
shaving cream2 products
cuticle treatment5 products
hand sanitizer3 products
bath oil/salts/soak13 products
hair styling aid11 products
hair spray4 products
body spray4 products
foundation21 products
sunless tanning3 products
lip balm5 products
lipstick31 products
blush1 products
facial powder2 products
recreational sunscreen5 products
depilatory1 products
hair removal waxes1 products
diaper cream1 products
bubble bath3 products
baby bubble bath1 products
CC cream2 products
beard oil1 products
lip gloss1 products

Allergies/immunotoxicity

Expand content Collapse content
CONCERN REFERENCE
Known human toxicant or allergenEU Cosmetics Directive
Limited evidence of skin toxicity or allergiesEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Multiple, additive exposure sources

Expand content Collapse content
CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodUS Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

Expand content Collapse content
CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada
Classified as medium human health priorityEnvironment Canada

Persistence and bioaccumulation

Expand content Collapse content
CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada

Ecotoxicology

Expand content Collapse content
CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada
Limited evidence of environmental toxicityEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

Expand content Collapse content
CONCERN REFERENCE
Limited evidence of eye irritationEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Limited evidence of skin irritationEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • EU Cosmetics Directive
  • European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Environment Canada

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.


HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG Verified® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Score legend
WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

Can’t find your product?

Enter the ingredients in EWG’s Build Your Own Report tool to get an approximate score for that product.

BUILD YOUR OWN REPORT

News & updates

Big Market for Black Cosmetics, but Less-Hazardous Choices Limited
RESEARCH
Big Market for Black Cosmetics, but Less-Hazardous Choices Limited
K-Beauty Trends: Serums, Essences and EWG’s Best Bets
RESEARCH
K-Beauty Trends: Serums, Essences and EWG’s Best Bets
FDA Asks Women To Protect Themselves From Products The Agency Refused To Ban
NEWS RELEASE
FDA Asks Women To Protect Themselves From Products The Agency Refused To Ban
Study Highlights Importance of Cosmetics Ingredient Safety Tests
NEWS RELEASE
Study Highlights Importance of Cosmetics Ingredient Safety Tests
READ ALL ARTICLES
Skindeep Healthy Living App

EWG research
on the go

Find personal care, cleaning, and food products on the EWG Healthy Living app.

DOWNLOAD THE APP