# TURPENTINE OIL

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_9005_90_7
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance
Identifier: 9005-90-7

> TURPENTINE OIL is used as flavouring and nutrient / fragrance. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Turpentine gum (Pinus spp.); Turpentine oil and rectified oil; Turpentine, steam distilled (Pinus spp.) is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: restricted — Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Other conditions: The presence of the substance shall be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when its concentration exceeds: — 0,001 % in leave-on products — 0,01 % in rinse-off products. The peroxide value for each substance shall be less than 10 mmoles/L. (This limit applies to the substance and not to the finished cosmetic product).
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 89 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Sports equipment, Arts and crafts/office supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: RESPIRATORY (INHALATION); Dosage form: LIQUID; Potency: NA
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 58 active drug products and 64 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.

_Assessed by Greenveil._