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Product score: 01

Data Availability:

Limited

Paul Mitchell Dry Wax

Paul Mitchell Dry Wax

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CATEGORY

Styling Gel/Lotion

BRAND

Paul Mitchell

DATA LAST UPDATED

December 2024

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • MODERATE
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    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
MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX (CERA MICROCRISTALLINA)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) binding, emulsion stabilising, opacifying, viscosity controlling, binder, bulking agent, emulsion stabilizer, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous
CONCERNS • Persistence and bioaccumulation (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX (CERA MICROCRISTALLINA)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) binding, emulsion stabilising, opacifying, viscosity controlling, binder, bulking agent, emulsion stabilizer, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous
CONCERNS • Persistence and bioaccumulation (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
CAPRYLIC/ CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive
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Ingredient score: 01
CAPRYLIC/ CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive
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Ingredient score: 03
MINERAL OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, emollient, perfuming, skin protecting, solvent, fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - emollient;skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, skin protectant
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 03
MINERAL OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, emollient, perfuming, skin protecting, solvent, fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - emollient;skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, skin protectant
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antimicrobial, emollient, skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - emollient
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
PHENYL TRIMETHICONE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antifoaming, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, antifoaming agent, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive
CONCERNS • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
ETHYLENE
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
PROPYLENE
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
BUTYLENE/ ETHYLENE/ STYRENE COPOLYMER
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous
CONCERNS • Contamination concerns (BUTYLENE, ETHYLENE, and STYRENE)
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Ingredient score: 03
ALGAE/ SEAWEED/ KELP EXTRACT (species unspecified)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, humectant, oral care agent, skin-conditioning agent - emollient;skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS • Contamination concerns (IODINE, ARSENIC, and LEAD)
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Ingredient score: 01
SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA)
Data Availability: Limited
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Ingredient score: 01
SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA)
Data Availability: Limited
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Ingredient score: 01
VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) anticaries agent, antidandruff agent, antifungal agent, antimicrobial agent, antioxidant;oral care agent, oral health care drug, sunscreen agent, ultraviolet light absorber
CONCERNS • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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Ingredient score: 01
ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE) FLOWER OIL
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Use restrictions (low)
• Neurotoxicity (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredients from packaging:

Cera Microcristallina, Microcrystalline Wax, Cire Microcristalline, Caprylic, Capric Triglyceride, Paraffinum Liquidum, Mineral Oil, Huile Min_rale, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Ethylene, Propylene, Styrene Copolymer, Algae Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis, Jojoba, Seed Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Lawsonia Inermis, Henna, Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis, Rosemary, Extract, Polysilicone-11, Butylene, Ethylene, Styrene Copolymer, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Isopropyl Alcohol, BHT, Parfum, Fragrance, Hexyl Cinnamal, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Linalool, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Citronellol.

Warnings from packaging:

Avoid contact with eyes. If any adverse reaction occurs, stop using the product. Inform your doctor if your condition persists.

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.


PETA Cruelty-free Companies

Companies that join the "Caring Consumer" program of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a leading international animal rights advocacy organization, attest that "neither they nor their ingredient suppliers conduct or commission any animal tests on ingredients, formulations or finished products, and that they pledge not to do so in the future."

LEARN MORE ON PETA.ORG

Leaping Bunny

Products bearing the Leaping Bunny mark are certified cruelty-free under the Humane Household Products Standard, managed in the U.S. and Canada by the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics, a coalition of eight national animal protection groups. Participating companies must open their processes to independent audits throughout the supply chain.

LEARN MORE ON LEAPINGBUNNY.ORG

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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