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Oils, Acorus calamus

CAS 8015-79-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Oils, Acorus calamus in plain language

What it is

Also known as Acorus calamus oil · Calamus volatile oil · Calamus oil · Acorus calamus rhizome water · Acorus calamus root oil · Acorus calamus rhizome essential oil

Show all 15 names

Calamus aromaticus root oil · Calamus root oil · Oil of calamus · Oil of sweet flag · Calamus oils · Sweet flag oil · Sweetflag root oil · Bois de rose oil · Calamus oil--prohibited

What it does

Used in consumer products as a fragrance ingredient and a flavouring.

  • Fragrance
  • Flavouring
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Oils, Acorus calamus appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →

Evidence & sources

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

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated november 6, 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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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

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

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 Oils, Acorus calamus in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Named organisations

4

Vehicle

Typical roles

FragranceFlavouring
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