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Citrus aurantium dulcis (Orange) flower oil
AKA “Orange Flower Oil”
Oil
Ingredient Facts
Citrus aurantium dulcis (Orange) flower oil
AKA: Orange Flower Oil
Oil · Astringent · EWG: 5
Plant-Derived
Astringent
Skin Conditioner
Not Clean
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Flower Oil is a cosmetic ingredient used as astringent, masking, skin conditioning. Rated moderate hazard by EWG. Assessed as safe by the CIR.
Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Plant Part
Flower
Lifeform
Shrub or tree
Climate
Subtropical
CAS #
8028-48-6
Form
Oil
See origin →
Functions
Astringent
Tightens and contracts skin tissue, temporarily shrinking pores and reducing oiliness. That "clean, tight" feeling after toner.
Masking
Skin Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Tonic
Anti-Aging
Wound Healing
Antimicrobial
Softens and smooths skin
Tightens and tones pores
Tightens and tones skin
Provides scent
Traditional Use
Sweet orange blossom oil has been valued in European and Middle Eastern skincare for centuries. Traditionally used for its uplifting fragrance and purported skin-rejuvenating and antioxidant properties.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Dullness
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Caution
EWG
5
CIR
Safe as used
Pregnancy
Caution
CIR Safety Findings
Not a Sensitizer
medical-approval
all-shades-safe
Regulatory Status
USA✔ permitted
EU⚠ restricted
JAPAN⚠ restricted
CANADA⚠ restricted
HC Orange No. 1.
Becker LC
International journal of toxicology, 2017
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Acid Orange 3.
Burnett CL, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Cohen DE, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2023
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Acid Orange 3
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Acid Orange 3
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Final Report on the Safety Assessment of HC Orange No. 1
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Oil
European Commission
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Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Water
European Commission
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Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Wax
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Fruit Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Fruit Juice Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Leaf/Twig Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Peel
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Peel Extract
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EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Peel Powder
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Flower
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Flower Extract
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EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Flower Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Flower Wax
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Flower/Leaf/Stem Powder
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Powder
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Water
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Juice
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Leaf Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Powder
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel wax
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Seed Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Seed Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Seed Oil Unsaponifiables
European Commission
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Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Fruit Extract
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Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Fruit Juice
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Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Water
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Wax
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Fruit Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) leaf/twig extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Leaf/Twig Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Peel
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Peel Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Peel Powder
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Citrus Aurantium Amara Bitter Orange Leaf Twig Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Flower Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Flower Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Water
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Juice
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Leaf Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
→
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Powder
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel wax
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Orange Peel Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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HC Orange No. 1
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Inheritance and Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping of Aromatic Compounds from Clementine (Citrus × clementina Hort. ex Tan.) and Sweet Orange (C. × sinen
Ferrer V, Costantino G, Paymal N, Quinton C, Perdomo EC et al.
Genes, 2023
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The effect of lemon, orange and bergamot essential oils and their components on the survival of Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli O157, Listeria
Fisher K, Phillips CA
Journal of applied microbiology, 2006
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Pigment Orange 5 and its lakes, pigments and salts
Health Canada
Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist
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Fate and control of pathogenic and spoilage micro-organisms in orange blossom (Citrus aurantium) and rose flower (Rosa centifolia) hydrosols.
Labadie C, Cerutti C, Carlin F
Journal of applied microbiology, 2016
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Patch testing with the textile dyes Disperse Orange 1 and Disperse Yellow 3 and some of their potential metabolites, and simultaneous reactions to par
Malinauskiene L, Zimerson E, Bruze M, Ryberg K, Isaksson M
Contact dermatitis, 2012
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Antimicrobial Properties of Lyophilized Extracts of Olive Fruit, Pomegranate and Orange Peel Extracts against Foodborne Pathogenic and Spoilage Bacter
Mitsagga C, Petrotos K, Giavasis I
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021
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Antimicrobial Properties of Lyophilized Extracts of Olive Fruit, Pomegranate and Orange Peel Extracts against Foodborne Pathogenic and Spoilage Bacter
Mitsagga C, Petrotos K, Giavasis I
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021
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Hesperidin from Orange Peel as a Promising Skincare Bioactive: An Overview.
Rodrigues CV, Pintado M
International journal of molecular sciences, 2024
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Hesperidin from Orange Peel as a Promising Skincare Bioactive: An Overview.
Rodrigues CV, Pintado M
International journal of molecular sciences, 2024
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Essential Oil and Juice from Bergamot and Sweet Orange Improve Acne Vulgaris Caused by Excessive Androgen Secretion.
Sun P, Zhao L, Zhang N, Wang C, Wu W et al.
Mediators of inflammation, 2020
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Essential Oil and Juice from Bergamot and Sweet Orange Improve Acne Vulgaris Caused by Excessive Androgen Secretion.
Sun P, Zhao L, Zhang N, Wang C, Wu W et al.
Mediators of inflammation, 2020
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Verified Jun 2026
Data: Kew POWO · CosIng · EWG · CIR