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Product score: 03

Data Availability:

Limited

Prima Elements Shea Butter Moisturizing Soap

Prima Elements Shea Butter Moisturizing Soap

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CATEGORY

Bar Soap

BRAND

Prima

DATA LAST UPDATED

September 2024

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

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

Ingredient scores

Ingredients are scored based on their formulation and concentration in this product. Click on an ingredient for more information.

Ingredient score: 01
SODIUM PALMATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) cleansing, emulsifying, surfactant, viscosity controlling, surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - emulsifying agent, viscosity increasing agent -nonaqueous
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Ingredient score: 01
SODIUM COCOATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) cleansing, emulsifying, surfactant, surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - emulsifying agent
CONCERNS • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
WATER
Data Availability: Robust
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FUNCTION(S) solvent
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Ingredient score: 01
GLYCERIN
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) denaturant, humectant, perfuming, solvent, fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, oral care agent;oral health care drug, skin-conditioning agent - humectant, skin protectant, viscosity decreasing agent
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 08
FRAGRANCE
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) deodorant, masking, perfuming
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
• Endocrine disruption (moderate)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Ecotoxicology (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, viscosity controlling, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, viscosityincreasing agent - nonaqueous
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Use restrictions (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
SODIUM CHLORIDE
Data Availability: Robust
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FUNCTION(S) flavoring agent, oral care agent, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
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Ingredient score: 02
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
• Use restrictions (low)
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Ingredient score: 02
TOCOPHERYL ACETATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antioxidant, skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS • Cancer (low)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
• Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
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Ingredient score: 01
BOSWELLIA SERRATA EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) not reported
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Ingredient score: 01
COMMIPHORA MYRRHA (MYRRH) RESIN EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) perfuming
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Ingredient score: 01
HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) emollient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive
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Ingredient score: 01
SODIUM GLUCONATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) chelating, skin conditioning, chelating agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS • Cancer (low)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
TETRASODIUM GLUTAMATE DIACETATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) chelating, chelating agent
CONCERNS • Cancer (low)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
• Contamination concerns (ACETIC ACID, NITRILOTRI-, TRISODIUM SALT, MONOHYDRATE, NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID, and SODIUM GLYCOLATE)
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Ingredient score: 05
CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) hair dyeing, colorant
CONCERNS • Cancer (low)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Use restrictions (high)
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Ecotoxicology (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
CI 77499
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) cosmetic colorant, colorant
CONCERNS • Enhanced skin absorption
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
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Ingredient score: 01
CI 77499
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) cosmetic colorant, colorant
CONCERNS • Enhanced skin absorption
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
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Ingredient score: 01
CI 77499
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) cosmetic colorant, colorant
CONCERNS • Enhanced skin absorption
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
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Ingredients from packaging:

SODIUM PALMATE, SODIUM COCOATE, WATER, GLYCERIN, FRAGRANCE, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, SODIUM CHLORIDE, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) EXTRACT, TOCOPHERY ACETATE, BOSWELLIA SERRATA (FRANKINCENSE) EXTRACT, COMMIPHORA MYRRHA (MYRRH) RESIN EXTRACT, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL, SODIUM GLUCONATE, TETRASODIUM GLUTAMATE DIACETATE, CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN (CI 77289), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), IRON OXIDES (CI 77492), IRON OXIDES (CI 77499)

Product's animal testing policies

Some cosmetics companies have taken People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Leaping Bunny animal-testing pledges. For consumers who are concerned about companies’ policies on animal testing, Skin Deep reports this information.


Unknown

Leading international certifiers PETA and Leaping Bunny have no information concerning this company’s use of animal testing.

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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