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Fragrance

LEDUM PALUSTRE LEAF OIL

Updated
8

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.

About

A toxic wild herb (marsh Labrador tea) essential oil rich in ascaridole — a known neurotoxin. Effectively unsuitable for cosmetics; severe-concern tier despite occasional ethnobotanical use.

Function

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Skin benefits

  • Aromatic ethnobotanical extract
  • Insect-repellent terpenes

Known concerns

  • Contains ascaridole — neurotoxic
  • Documented narcotic and toxic effects
  • Unsuitable for cosmetic leave-on
  • Unsafe in pregnancy
  • Not Annex II but practically banned in modern cosmetics

References

EU

EU CosIng database

European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry — regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.

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