Ingredient profile
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf
Raters disagreeabrasiveskin conditioningCAS 85085-48-9
Catalogued by CosIng (a real cosmetic ingredient with a CAS number); none of our lists flag it. Also written as MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA LEAF.
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Caution
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Concern
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Where each list lands
Funding shown- Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
No EU-regulated hazard recognized for this ingredient.
- Caution
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
A botanical essential oil and a recognized contact sensitizer, especially once oxidized by air/light (oxidation products such as ascaridole raise its allergenic potency). It also naturally carries labelled fragrance allergens (limonene, linalool). Kept as a proportionate caution, not a strong-sensitizer red flag. (SCCS opinion on Tea Tree Oil (SCCS/1155/08); CIR safety assessment)
Also screened — not on these lists
- Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Microplastics Restriction
- EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Where regulators stand
Shown side by side, never combinedEach jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.
European Union
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: EU Cosmetics Regulation Annexes II, III, V and VI; CLP Annex VI harmonised classification; ECHA SVHC Candidate List (cosmetics-relevant subset).
Canada
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist.
California
No listing foundNot on the lists we hold for this jurisdiction. That is an absence of a listing, not a safety finding.
Checked: OEHHA Proposition 65 list.
Notes
- Mild sensitizer for some
