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Product score: 04

Data Availability:

Limited

Maestro's Classic Beard Butter, Modest Fragrance Free

Maestro's Classic Beard Butter, Modest Fragrance Free

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CATEGORY

Beard Care

BRAND

Maestro's Classic

DATA LAST UPDATED

September 2021

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • HIGH
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • MODERATE
    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
WATER
Data Availability: Robust
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FUNCTION(S) solvent
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Ingredient score: 01
COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) emollient, hair conditioning, masking, skin conditioning, solvent, fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;skin-conditioning agent - occlusive
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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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: 03
RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) emollient, masking, moisturising, skin conditioning, smoothing, solvent, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive
CONCERNS • Cancer (low)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (moderate)
• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Enhanced skin absorption
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
• Biochemical or cellular level changes (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
STEARYL ALCOHOL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) emollient, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, masking, opacifying, refatting, surfactant, viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilizer, fragrance ingredient, surfactant - emulsifying agent, surfactant - foambooster, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, viscosity increasing agent - nonaqueous
CONCERNS • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 02
PEG-8 DILAURATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) emulsifying, surfactant - emulsifying agent
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
• Use restrictions (low)
• Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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Ingredient score: 02
CETEARETH-20
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - solubilizing agent
CONCERNS • Enhanced skin absorption
• Use restrictions (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
• Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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Ingredient score: 01
GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) emollient, emulsifying, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - emollient, surfactant - emulsifying agent
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Ingredient score: 01
ACETYLATED LANOLIN
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, emollient, emulsifying, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - emollient, skin-conditioning agent -occlusive
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Ingredient score: 01
PEG-100 STEARATE
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) surfactant - cleansing agent
CONCERNS • Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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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
THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED BUTTER
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) emollient, masking, skin conditioning, skin protecting, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive, skin protectant
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Ingredient score: 01
CRAMBE ABYSSINICA SEED OIL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) hair conditioning, skin conditioning, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive
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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
PANTHENOL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, hair conditioning agent
CONCERNS • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) GERM OIL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) emollient, skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive
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Ingredient score: 01
MORUS ALBA BARK EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) not reported
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Ingredient score: 01
HYDROLYZED KERATIN
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, film forming, hair conditioning, humectant, skin conditioning, hair conditioning agent, nail conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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Ingredient score: 01
ACRYLATES/ C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) emulsion stabilising, film forming, viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilizer, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, viscosity increasing agent -nonaqueous
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
• Contamination concerns (METHACRYLIC ACID, ACRYLIC ACID, and BENZENE)
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Ingredient score: 02
DISODIUM EDTA
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) chelating, viscosity controlling, chelating agent
CONCERNS • Enhanced skin absorption
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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Ingredient score: 03
AMINOMETHYL PROPANOL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) buffering, ph adjuster
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (high)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
• Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES and OXAZOLIDINE)
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Ingredient score: 02
PHENOXYETHANOL
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) preservative, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Use restrictions (moderate)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Ecotoxicology (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
• Occupational hazards (high)
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Ingredient score: 02
ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, deodorant agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Ecotoxicology (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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Ingredient score: 01
CARAMEL COLOR
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) cosmetic colorant, masking, colorant, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Contamination concerns (4-METHYLIMIDAZOLE, IMIDAZOLE, 2-METHYL-, 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural, FURAN, and 2-acetyl-4-tetrahydroxy-butylimidazole)
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Ingredient score: 04
FD&C Yellow No. 5 (CI 19140)
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) colorant
CONCERNS • Cancer (low)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
• Neurotoxicity (moderate)
• Endocrine disruption (low)
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Contamination concerns (BIPHENYL-2-YLAMINE, CADMIUM, and 1-napthylamine)
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Ingredients from packaging:

WATER, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, GLYCERIN, RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL, STEARYL ALCOHOL, PEG-8 DILAURATE, CETEARETH-20, GLYCERYL STEARATE, ACETYLATED LANOLIN, PEG-100 STEARATE, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED BUTTER, CRAMBE ABYSSINICA SEED OIL, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, PANTHENOL, TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) GERM OIL, MORUS ALBA (MULBERRY) BARK EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED KERATIN, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, DISODIUM EDTA, AMINOMETHYL PROPANOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, CARAMEL, YELLOW 5.

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.

Score legend
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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