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Data: Fair

Styrax Tonkinensis Resin Extract

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Other Concerns

Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● EXTRACT OF BENZOIN
● BENZOIN (STYRAX BENZOIN) EXTRACT
● EXT. STYRAX BENZOIN
● STYRAX BENZOIN EXTRACT
● GUM BENZOIN EXTRACT
● STYRAX TONKINENSIS EXTRACT
● EXTRACT OF STYRAX TONKINENSIS
● STYRAX TONKINENSE RESIN EXTRACT
● STYRAX TONKINENSIS RESIN EXTRACT
● BENZOIN SIAM EXTRACT

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Styrax Benzoin Resin Extract is an extract of the balsamic resin of Styrax benzoin.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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conditioner8 products
bar soap12 products
exfoliant/scrub3 products
shampoo11 products
facial cleanser10 products
facial moisturizer/treatment7 products
moisturizer5 products
bath oil/salts/soak1 products
beard oil1 products
lip balm1 products
skin fading/lightener1 products
styling gel/lotion2 products
hair styling aid4 products
around-eye cream2 products
body wash/cleanser3 products
liquid hand soap3 products
hair treatment/serum5 products
damaged skin treatment1 products
body oil2 products
mask4 products
serums & essences1 products
hair spray2 products
hair color and bleaching1 products
styling mousse/foam1 products
muscle/joint soreness1 products

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada
Classified as toxic or harmful.European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Classified as toxic or harmful.European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Ecotoxicology

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxinEnvironment Canada
Limited evidence of environmental toxicityEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Limited evidence of eye irritationEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Limited evidence of skin irritationEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Limited evidence of eye irritationEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Limited evidence of skin toxicity or allergiesEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Limited evidence of skin toxicity or allergiesEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Limited evidence of toxicity or allergiesEuropean Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Environment Canada
  • European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.


HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG Verified® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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