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Gateway test
Wintergreen Oil
(Methyl Salicylate)
- Only Meant for Use in Small Amounts
- Avoid Contact with Skin, Eyes, Mouth.
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Essential Oil
- Uses: Ornamental plants, indoor and outdoor residential sites (including clothing), garbage dumps. Repels dogs, cats, moths, beetles.
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Least-toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: No
- Endocrine Disruption: Suggestive if Ingested (1)
- Reproductive Effects: Possible if Ingested (1)
- Neurotoxicity: Possible if Ingested (1)
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes if Ingested (1)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (2)
- Birth/Developmental: Possible if Ingested (1)
- Detected in Groundwater: No
- Potential Leacher: Insufficiently Studied
- Toxic to Birds: Insufficiently Studied
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not Likely (3)
- Toxic to Bees: No
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
Gateway Health and Environmental Effects Citations
1. Dosoky, N.S. and Setzer, W.N., 2021. Maternal Reproductive Toxicity of Some Essential Oils and Their Constituents. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(5), p.2380. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/5/2380/htm
2. US EPA, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs), Interim REDS (iREDs) and RED Factsheets. https://archive.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/web/html/status.html.
3. European Chemicals Agency. 2021. Registration Dossier: Methyl salicylate. https://echa.europa.eu/fr/registration-dossier/-/registered-dossier/2227/6/2/2