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Product score: 03

Data Availability:

Limited

Keune SO PURE MODULATION GEL

Keune SO PURE MODULATION GEL

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CATEGORY

Styling Gel/Lotion

BRAND

Keune

DATA LAST UPDATED

May 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
WATER
Data Availability: Robust
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FUNCTION(S) solvent
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Ingredient score: 01
Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, binding, emulsion stabilising, film forming, hair fixing, viscosity controlling, binder, emulsion stabilizer, film former, hair fixative, suspending agent - nonsurfactant
CONCERNS • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
ACRYLATES/ STEARETH-20 ITACONATE COPOLYMER
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) viscosity controlling, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
CONCERNS • Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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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: 01
OCTYLACRYLAMIDE/ ACRYLATES/ BUTYLAMINOETHY LMETHACRYLATE COPOLYMER
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, film forming, hair fixing, film former, hair fixative
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Ingredient score: 02
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: 01
PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) perfuming, fragrance ingredient, surfactant - emulsifying agent, surfactant - solubilizing agent
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (low)
• Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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Ingredient score: 02
CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) FRUIT EXTRACT
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) masking, skin conditioning, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Enhanced skin absorption
• Use restrictions (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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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
ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) emollient, skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - emollient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;skin-conditioning agent - occlusive
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Ingredient score: 04
CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) astringent, masking, skin conditioning, tonic, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
• Use restrictions (moderate)
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 04
CYMBOPOGON MARTINI OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
AMYRIS BALSAMIFERA (WEST INDIAN ROSEWOOD) BARK OIL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) masking, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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Ingredient score: 03
CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) FRUIT OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) masking, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
• Use restrictions (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 04
MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS • Cancer (low)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
• Use restrictions (low)
• Neurotoxicity (low)
• Endocrine disruption (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 02
SALVIA SCLAREA (CLARY SAGE) OIL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) masking, tonic, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 03
GERANIOL
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) masking, tonic, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
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Ingredient score: 04
LIMONENE
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) perfuming
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate)
• Ecotoxicology (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
• Contamination concerns (FORMALDEHYDE)
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Ingredient score: 03
LINALOOL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) deodorant, masking, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
• Contamination concerns (FORMALDEHYDE)
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Ingredients from packaging:

Aqua (Water), PVP, Acrylates/Steareth-20 Itaconate Copolymer, Glycerin, Octylacrylamide/Acrylates/Butylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Aminomethyl Propanol, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange Fruit) Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Argania Spinosa (Kernel) Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil, Cymbopogon Martini Oil, Amyris Balsamifera (Bark) Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot Fruit) Oil, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Salvia Sclarea (Clary) Oil, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool

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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