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Survey and health assessment of chemical substances in essential oils and fragrance oils

Contents

Preface

Summary and conclusions

1 Introduction

• 1.1 Objective
• 1.2 Description of methodology

2 Survey

• 2.1 Delimitation of the survey
• 2.2 The market for essential oils and fragrance oils
  • 2.2.1 Product types
  • 2.2.2 Actors on the market and turnover
  • 2.2.3 Consumer groups
  • 2.2.4 Found products
• 2.3 Use pattern for the products
• 2.4 Constituents
  • 2.4.1 Essential oils
  • 2.4.2 Fragrance oils
• 2.5 Labelling, legislation and recommendations
  • 2.5.1 Classification and labelling according to chemical legislation
  • 2.5.2 Labelled in accordance with the cosmetics legislation
  • 2.5.3 Labelling of products and recommendations
• 2.6 Summary of previous investigations on chemical substances in traditional air fresheners

3 Exposure scenarios

4 Results of analysis program

• 4.1 Selection of products for analysis
• 4.2 Methods of analysis
  • 4.2.1 Quantitative description of constituents
  • 4.2.2 Climate chamber test
• 4.3 Quantitative determination of constituents
• 4.4 Climate chamber test
  • 4.4.1 Candle diffuser
  • 4.4.2 Aroma Stream
• 4.5 Interpretation of analysis results
  • 4.5.1 Aroma Stream
  • 4.5.2 Candle diffuser
• 4.6 Selection of substances for health assessment

5 Health assessment

• 5.1 Search of data
• 5.2 Toxicity in selected substances by inhalation
  • 5.2.1 D-limonene
  • 5.2.2 Alpha-Pinene
  • 5.2.3 Benzyl alcohol
  • 5.2.4 p-Cymene
  • 5.2.5 Citral
  • 5.2.6 Camphor
• 5.3 Exposure to selected substances by inhalation
• 5.4 Risk assessment of health aspects

6 References

Appendix 1: 26 fragrances covered by Directive 2003/15/EC

Appendix 2: Constituents of a number of essential oils

Appendix 3: Constituents of fragrance oils

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