# CANANGA ODORATA FLOWER WAX

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_unii_71_oy75_f7_me
Categories: beauty, industrial, pharma
Functions: Skin conditioning, Tonic, Perfuming, Fragrance, Humectant, Conditioner
Identifier: DTXSID001021126

> CANANGA ODORATA FLOWER WAX: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, a tonic and a fragrance ingredient. Cananga Odorata Flower Cera is the wax obtained from the flower of the ylang-ylang, Cananga odorata, Anonaceae. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 7 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? High concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is restricted in EU cosmetics.
- Rationale: Cananga odorata flower oil and extract; Ylang Ylang flower oil and extract is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Cananga Odorata Flower Cera is the wax obtained from the flower of the ylang-ylang, Cananga odorata, Anonaceae
- EU: Active — Cananga Odorata Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the ylang-ylang, Cananga odorata, Anonaceae Restriction: III/347
- EU: Active — Cananga Odorata Flower Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the flowers Cananga odorata. Restriction: III/347
- EU: Active — Cananga Odorata Flower Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground flowers of the ylang-ylang, Cananga odorata, Anonaceae
- EU: Active — Cananga Odorata Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillates obtained from the flowers of the ylang-ylang, Cananga odorata, Anonaceae
- EU: Active — Cananga Odorata Flower Wax is a wax obtained from the flower of Cananga odorata, Anonaceae. Definitions in ISO 3063
- EU: Active — Cananga Odorata Leaf Oil is the volatile oil obtained from the leaves of the Ylang-ylang, Cananga odorata, Annonaceae
- EU: Active — Cosmetics Regulation annex III / ref 347.
- 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 or substances shall be indicated as ‘Cananga Odorata Oil/Extract’ in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when the concentration exceeds of the substance or substances: — 0,001 % in leave-on products — 0,01 % in rinse-off products.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Deodorizer, Fragrance.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Deodorizer, Humectant, Softener and conditioner.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/100420
- EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes (updated 2023-10-03): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/reference/annexes/list/III
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated 2019-06-21): https://mst.dk/service/publikationer/publikationsarkiv/2011/jun/survey-and-health-assessment-of-cosmetic-products-marketed-as-non-preserved/
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA National Drug Code Directory (updated 2027-12-31): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/national-drug-code-directory-support-files
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:71OY75F7ME

_Assessed by Greenveil._