Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3040 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Industrial products, Vehicle.
Concern score
The concern value reflects this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from the published classifications and regulatory status below — not the safety of a product it appears in. A score near 40 is the baseline for ingredients with no specific signal (water scores 40 by design), so a mid-range value is not a safety verdict.
Concern score 5/100 (low) · high confidence.
Prevalence of CASTOR OIL in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
3,040
Brands
6
Typical roles
Catalog
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
Fragrance avoidance
Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.
Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.
Source: chemindex_name_match
Source: chemindex_name_match
Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
US
EPA
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3040 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Industrial products, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Botanical, Deodorizer.
US
FDA
Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 885 mg
US
FDA
3600542370196
The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.
The published evidence profile currently shaping this ingredient record.
Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 525 mg
US
FDA
Route: NASAL; Dosage form: GEL; Maximum daily exposure: 429 mg
US
FDA
Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: EMULSION; Maximum daily exposure: 32 mg
US
FDA
Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 47 mg
US
FDA
Route: ORAL; Dosage form: GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 128 mg
US
FDA
Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 17 mg
US
FDA
Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 0.9 mg
US
FDA
Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Potency: 0.01 mg
US
FDA
Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 23.27 mg
US
FDA
Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Potency: 15.29 mg
US
FDA
Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 1.6 mg
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 14.9 %w/w
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 1.38 %w/w
US
FDA
FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 29 active drug products and 29 total products.
US
FDA
openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.