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Bergamot Oil
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil · Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil · Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil · Citrus Bergamia Peel Oil Expressed
The citrus oil that scents Earl Grey tea. On skin that then sees sun, it can cause a burn-like rash.
What it does
It’s a cold-pressed citrus peel oil with an Earl Grey tea scent. It contains bergapten, a compound that can cause a burn-like rash and dark marks on skin that then sees sun. Keep it to night use and off skin that will see sun.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a fragrance (adds scent).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
The evidence, graded
expert consensusBergamot, lemon, lime, bitter orange and parsley contain furocoumarins (psoralens), and so do fig leaves and sap. On skin that then gets sun, these can cause a phototoxic reaction: redness, burning and blisters, then dark marks that can last a year or two. Scented products with such oils can leave dark streaks on the neck, called berloque dermatitis. Avoid them in leave-on products worn by day.Bowers 1999 · American Journal of Contact Dermatitis ↗
expert consensusIn 2023 the EU added more fragrance ingredients to the ones a label must name. Among them are lavender oil and extract, patchouli, rose, ylang-ylang, clove and sandalwood oils, terpineol and methyl salicylate. The EU says its scientific committee found these have clearly caused allergies in people. Labels name them so people who are already allergic can avoid them.EU 2023 · Official Journal of the European Union ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
Also known as
citrus bergamia oil
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