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Description :
Estragole is a perfuming agent used in cosmetics and personal care products and cleaning products. It is also a flavoring agent in food.
Sources of Exposure: Cosmetics and personal care products, cleaning products, food.
Health Impacts: Estragole is associated with the overproduction of hormones affecting other organs. Estragole is harmful if swallowed, may cause allergic skin reaction like irritation, and is suspected of causing genetic defects and cancer.
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PubChem: Estragole (Accessed October 2024)
Yancu et al., (2019)