beauty
cleaning
food
industrial

Limonene

CAS 138-86-3

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

555-08-8 · 7705-14-8 · 8022-90-0 · 8050-32-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Limonene in plain language

What it is: Also known as Limonene, (±)- · Dipenten · Dipentene · Limonene, (+/-)- · 1-Methyl-4-Prop-1-En-2-Ylcyclohexene · Cinene
Show all 32 names
(±)-limonene · 1-Methyl-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-1-ene · Cajeputene · Eulimen · Kautschin · Limonene, dl- · Nesol · Orange x · (+/-)-1-METHYL-4-(1-METHYLETHENYL)CYCLOHEXENE · (+/-)-1-METHYL-4-(1-METHYLVINYL)CYCLOHEXENE · (+/-)-Dipentene · (+/-)-Limonene · (+/-)-α-Limonene · (±)-1-METHYL-4-(1-METHYLETHENYL)CYCLOHEXENE · 1,8-p-Menthadiene · 1-Methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)cyclohexene · 1-Methyl-4-(1-methylvinyl)cyclohexene · 4-ISOPROPENYL-1-METHYL-1-CYCLOHEXENE · Cajeputen · Cinen · DL-Limonene · Flavor orange · Limonen · Orange flavor · alpha-Limonene · p-Mentha-1,8-diene
What it does: Used in consumer products as a solvent, a fragrance ingredient and a flavouring.
Solvent
Fragrance
Flavouring
Deodorant
Antimicrobial
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Limonene appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record.
- JECFA evaluation record.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11352 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Cleaning and safety, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Solvent, Deodorizer.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11352 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Cleaning and safety, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Solvent, Deodorizer.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
- JECFA evaluation record.
  Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Limonene yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated october 15, 2019
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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WHO JECFA Database
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Limonene in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

11,352

Named organisations

Home maintenanceCleaning and safetyIndustrial productsVehicleCleaning products and household carePersonal care

Typical roles

SolventFragranceFlavouringDeodorantAntimicrobial

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Limonene; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Limonene in the catalog.