Table 4.1 – Survey of Chemical Substances in Consumer Products, No. 92 2008 – Survey and health assessment of chemical substances in essential oils and fragrance oils

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

Table 4.1 Background data for selection of substances and products.

CAS No	Chemical name (English translation of name indicated in the MSDS)	Synonymous	Classification according to the List of Dangerous Substances	AT limit value (AT 2007)	Products (concentration of the substances in percentage	LCI / NIK value µg/m³
Substances selected for laboratory analysis
76-22-2	Camphor		-	2 ppm 12 mg/m³ (synthetic)	Coriander oil (2.5-5) Rosemary oil (5-10)
79-92-5	Camphene		-	-	Rosemary oil (2.5-10) Ginger oil (5-10) Nutmeg oil, coriander oil, pine needle oil (1-2,5) Lavender oil (<1)	LCI: 250
84-66-2	Diethyl phthalate		-	3 mg/m³	No. 55, No. 49, No. 11 (25-50) No. 38 (5-10); No. 22 (1-2.5)
87-44-5	beta-Caryophyllene		-	-	Pine needle oil (1-2.5) Nutmeg oil (2.5-5) Tea tree oil (1-2.5)	LCI: 1000 *1
99-87-6	p-Cymene	Methylisopropylbenzen	-	25 ppm 135 mg/m³	Camphor oil (2.5-5) Lemon oil, coriander oil, tea tree oil (1-2,5) Mandarin oil, nutmeg oil, rosemary oil (<1)
100-51-6	Benzylalcohol		Xn;R20/22	-	Cajeput oil (ca. 3) Ylang ylang oil (ca. 0.4) No. 15, No. 47 (5-10) No. 12, No. 57, No. 14 (1-5)	NIK: 440 LCI: 100
112-31-2	n-Decylaldehyde		-		No. 5, No. 6, No. 57, No. 34 (1-5)	NIK: 1400 LCI: 3,100 *1
120-51-4	Benzylbenzoate		XN;R22		Ylang ylang oil No. 14, No. 23, No. 27 (20-40) No. 3, No. 5, No. 6, No. 20 (10-20) No. 4, No. 12, No. 51, No. 24, No. 32, No. 36 (5-10)
123-35-3	Myrcene		-	-	Orange oil, lemon oil, Cypress oil, pine needle oil, Grapefruit oil, Coriander oil, mandarin oil, nutmeg oil, Tea tree oil(1-2.5)	LCI: 1700
140-67-0	Estragole		-	-	Basil oil (50-100) Fennel oil (2.5-5) Anise seed star oil (1-2.5)	-
586-62-9	p-Mentha-1,4(8)-diene		-	-	Cypress oil (1-2.5) Pine needle oil, camphor oil, nutmeg oil, tea tree oil (2.5-5) Coriander oil, mandarin oil (<1)	LCI: 1000 *1
4180-23-8	trans-Anethole		-	-	Anise oil, fennel oil (50-100) No. 34 (0.3)	-
5392-40-5	Citral		XI;R38 R43	-	Lemongrass oil, litsea cubeba oil (75) No. 12, No. 34 (1-5); No. 31 (0.1-1)
5989-27-5	d-Limonene		R10 XI;R38 R43 N;R50/53	-	A range of essential oils. Typically present in concentrations above 50% in oils of citrus fruits. No. 26 (10-20); No. 2 (5-10) Nr 1, No. 10,No. 35 (1-5); No. 34 (0,9)	NIK og LCI værdier for limonen
7785-26-4; 7785-70-8; 80-56-8	alpha-Pinene		-	-	Cypress oil, pine needle oil (25-50) Camphor oil, nutmeg oil, (10-20) Fennel oil (2.5-5); coriander oil (5-10) lemon oil, mandarin oil, tea tree oil (1-2,5) Orange oil, basilica oil, grapefruit oil, peppermint oil, anise seed star oil (<1)	NIK: 1400 LCI:250 (CAS 80-56-8)
Substances not selected for analysis
93-15-2	Methyleugenol		-	-	Basil oil (<1)	-
94-59-7	5-allyl-1,3-benzodioxol	Safrole	CARC2;R45 Xn;R22 MUT3;R68	-	Nutmeg oil (1-2.5) [usually not applied in candle diffusers]
138-86-3	Limonene	Dipentene	R10 XI;R38 R43 N;R50/53	75 ppm (tentative)	Mentioned for many products, but it is assumed, that the substance predominantly is present as d-limonene	NIK: 1400 LCI: 300
13466-78-9	3,7,7-Trimethylbi coclo[4.1.0]hept-3-ene	3-carene	-	-	Pine needle oil (10-20)	NIK: 1400 LCI: 250
18172-67-3	beta-Pinene		-	-	Lemon oil, pine needle oil, camphor oil (10-20) Bergamot oil, rosemary oil (2.5-5) Basil oil, cypress oil, coriander oil, mandarin oil, peppermint oil(<1), cassis oil, No. 19 (0.1-1)	NIK: 1400 LCI 250

*1 LCI = "lowest concentration of interest" (Jensen et al. 2001). For substances marked with *1 LCI value is taken from ECA-IAQ (1999).

NIK = "Niedrigst interessierende Konzentrationen", equals LCI (AgBB 2005).

*2: CAS No is not specifically shown on the substances safety data sheets. Overall designation for the two CAS No. as above.