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Cananga Odorata (Ylang Ylang) Oil

  • Products with this ingredient are allowed for use in EWG VERIFIED but must meet use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.
  • This ingredient's score is higher if used in product forms that are inhalable (e.g., sprays, powders) because of respiratory concerns. The score is lower if used in product forms that have lower risk of inhalation (e.g., solids, liquids)

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Other Concerns

Multiple, additive exposure sources (low_moderate) and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● YLANG YLANG OIL I
● CANANGA ODORATA ESSENTIAL OIL
● CANANGA ODORATA OIL
● OILS, CANANGA
● YLANG YLANG ESSENTIAL OIL
● CANANGA ODORATA (YLANG YLANG) ESSENTIAL OIL
● YLANG YLANG OILS
● YLANG YLANG OIL III
● YLANG YLANG OIL II
● YLANG YLANG FLOWER OIL

Restricted

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

Oil obtained from the flowers of the ylang-ylang tree Cananga odorata.

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

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Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Known human toxicant or allergenEU Cosmetics Directive
Human toxicant or allergen - strong evidenceInternational Fragrance Association (IFRA)
Limited evidence of dermal toxicity or allergiesEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodUS Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information availableUS Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada
Wildlife and environmental toxicityEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Limited evidence of skin irritationEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • EU Cosmetics Directive
  • International Fragrance Association (IFRA)
  • 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.

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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.

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