Safety assessment
RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, dl-limonene (racemic), CAS Registry Number 138-86-3.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 2022
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Expert safety assessment including LIMONENE. The assessment addresses the racemic limonene identity and distinguishes unoxidized material from its oxidation products. Read-across, exposure assumptions and oxidation state constrain interpretation. It is not a skincare efficacy study or assurance of tolerability for an oxidized product.
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