Section 3 – Hazards Identification
Primary Routes of Entry: Inhalation, skin contact, ingestion, eyes.
Exposure Effects Acute and Chronic:
Inhalation: Acute: Nasal and respiratory irritation, nausea, cough, shortness of breath, dehydration, allergic respiratory
reaction, tiredness, dizziness, weakness, headache, anesthesia, drowsiness, fatigue, chest pain, vomiting, central
nervous system effects, narcosis. Liquid can be fatal if aspirated into the lungs.
Skin contact: Acute: Extraction of natural oils with resulting dry skin, irritation, allergic skin reactions, redness and
dermatitis. May be absorbed through the skin.
Eye contact: Acute: Irritation, redness, pain, tearing, blurred vision, sensation of seeing halos around lights and
reversible damage.
Ingestion: Acute: Gastrointestinal irritation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, headache, dizziness, drowsiness,
fatigue, lack of coordination, central nervous system effects, depression.
Chronic: Repeated overexposure to this product may cause: central nervous system damage, hearing damage, kidney
damage, liver abnormalities, lung damage, cardiac abnormalities, reproductive organ damage, blood effects, eye
damage.
Other Health Effects:
Intentional misuse by deliberately concentrating and inhaling the contents may be harmful or fatal. Reports have
associated repeated and prolonged occupational overexposure to solvents with permanent brain and nervous system
damage.
