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EC number: 283-272-5 | CAS number: 84603-73-6 Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae.
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
Endpoint summary
Administrative data
Description of key information
Key value for chemical safety assessment
Skin sensitisation
Link to relevant study records
- Endpoint:
- skin sensitisation
- Data waiving:
- study scientifically not necessary / other information available
- Justification for data waiving:
- other:
Reference
Endpoint conclusion
- Endpoint conclusion:
- adverse effect observed (sensitising)
- Additional information:
The decision logic for classification of mixtures from the ECHA Guidance on the Application of the CLP Criteria (2013) was used to determine the skin sensitising potential of Laurel lead oil.
Laurel leaf oil is not a skin sensitizer in the available study performed using an open epicutaneous test (Klecak, 1985). However relevant methodological deficiencies were noticed, questioning the reliability of the result. Indeed, some ingredients of Laurel leaf oil have been classified as skin sensitizers Cat.1B (cineole, pinene, limonene) and are all present above the generic concentration limit of 1%. Therefore Laurel leaf oil shall be classified as a skin sensitizer without further testing according to the Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and the Directive 1999/45/EEC.
This conclusion is supported by several human case-reports (Adisen, 2007; Foussereau, 1967; Ozden, 2001) in which positive reactions such as erythema, oedema, papules, dermatitis and eczema were observed following the cutaneous application of Laurel leaf oil at an unknown concentration.
No sensitisation reactions were observed in 50 healthly volunteers following patch testing with 1% Laurel (Meneghini, 1971).
Source: ECHA disseminated dossiers
-Pinene:
http://apps.echa.europa.eu/registered/data/dossiers/DISS-9d952924-c8ed-4614-e044-00144f67d249/DISS-9d952924-c8ed-4614-e044-00144f67d249_DISS-9d952924-c8ed-4614-e044-00144f67d249.html
- Limonene:
http://apps.echa.europa.eu/registered/data/dossiers/DISS-9eb16d5d-b83e-2831-e044-00144f67d031/DISS-9eb16d5d-b83e-2831-e044-00144f67d031_DISS-9eb16d5d-b83e-2831-e044-00144f67d031.html
- Cineole:
http://apps.echa.europa.eu/registered/data/dossiers/DISS-dcd757ca-6791-7505-e044-00144f67d031/DISS-dcd757ca-6791-7505-e044-00144f67d031_DISS-dcd757ca-6791-7505-e044-00144f67d031.html
Migrated from Short description of key information:
Skin sensitisation: skin sensitizer, based on available human data and the presence of classified ingredients.
Justification for selection of skin sensitisation endpoint:
Available data indicates that the criteria are met for classification as skin sensitizer.
Respiratory sensitisation
Endpoint conclusion
- Endpoint conclusion:
- no study available
Justification for classification or non-classification
Harmonized classification:
Laurel leaf oil has no harmonized classification according to the Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008.
Self-classification:
Based on the typical composition provided by the Lead Registrant, Laurel leaf oil is classified as skin sensitizer:
- May cause sensitisation by skin contact (Xi; R43) according to the Directive 1999/45/EEC,
- Skin Sens. 1B, H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction) according to the Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP).
No information was available regarding respiratory sensitisation.
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