Characteristics
- INCI
- Citrus Nobilis Oil
- Ru.
- Mandarin Orange Oil
- CAS
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8008-31-9, 84929-38-4
This is the substance number in the Chemical Abstracts Service registry. The CAS number uniquely identifies a substance regardless of language, trade name, or synonyms.
- EC
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284-521-0
This is the substance number in the European chemical identification system (EC number), used in European regulatory databases including ECHA/CosIng.
- Functions
- masking, tonic
Description
The essential oil coming from the whole plant of the Mandarin Orange. In general, the main component of citrus oils is limonene, a super common fragrant ingredient that makes everything smell nice (but counts as a frequent skin sensitizer). The majority of the essential oil is in the peel, but the leaf also contains some with slightly different chemical composition.
Both the peel and the leaf oil contains some phototoxic compounds (the leaf oil contains methyl-N-methyl anthranilate), so it's a good idea not to use Mandarin Orange Oil containing products during the day.
Evidence & Research on Citrus Nobilis Oil
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1
Lota, Marie-Laure, et al. "Chemical variability of peel and leaf essential oils of mandarins from Citrus reticulata Blanco." Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 28.1 (2000): 61-78.Find in PubMed
Products with Citrus Nobilis Oil (176 total)
Most often found in The Mom's Co. products (8 items)
