D-Limonene
CAS: 5989-27-5 | Type: fragrance_ingredient
Low Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Low
Risk (Dogs)Moderate
Risk (Cats)High
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 3
Molecular FormulaC10H16
Molecular Weight136.23
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- US FDA: D-Limonene — GRAS Determination, Food Additive Status, and Flavor Safety Assessment REGULATORY · 2018
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: D-Limonene and Citrus Oil Toxicosis — Clinical Management in Dogs and Cats VETERINARY · 2022
- IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
- ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) (secondary: unofficial by its own statement) REGULATORY
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 440917) PUBCHEM
- Consolidated TEXT: 32008R1272 — EN — 01.07.2026 (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, CLP; the consolidation applicable on 2026-09-26) REGULATORY
- TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
- where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 440917; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 440917; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID1020778 (D-Limonene) REFERENCE
Same data as the API response, which is open and needs no key. The full per-record source list is available to authenticated callers.
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