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Ingredient concerns

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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.

WATER

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	solvent
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COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	antistatic, cleansing, foam boosting, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, surfactant, viscosity controlling, antistatic agent, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - foam booster, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
CONCERNS	• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Contamination concerns (3-DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYLAMINE and NITROSAMINES)
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GLYCERIN

Data Availability: Fair

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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SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	antistatic, cleansing, emulsifying, foaming, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, surfactant, viscosity controlling, hair conditioning agent, surfactant - cleansing agent
CONCERNS	• Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (moderate) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES)
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PEG-150 PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRASTEARATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	emulsifying, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
CONCERNS	• Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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PEG-6 CAPRYLIC/ CAPRIC GLYCERIDES

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	emulsifying, skin-conditioning agent - emollient, surfactant - emulsifying agent
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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NIACINAMIDE

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	smoothing, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
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PROPYLENE GLYCOL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	humectant, skin conditioning, solvent, viscosity controlling, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - humectant, skin-conditioningagent - miscellaneous, viscosity decreasing agent
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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SODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	cleansing, foaming, surfactant, surfactant - cleansing agent
CONCERNS	• Enhanced skin absorption • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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CERAMIDE NP

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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CERAMIDE EOP

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning, skin conditioning, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS	• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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CERAMIDE AP

Data Availability: Limited

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SODIUM HYALURONATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	humectant, skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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CHOLESTEROL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	emollient, emulsifying, skin conditioning, stabilising, viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilizer, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, viscosity increasing agent -nonaqueous
CONCERNS	• Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate)
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SODIUM CHLORIDE

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	flavoring agent, oral care agent, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
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PHYTOSPHINGOSINE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning, skin conditioning, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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CITRIC ACID

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	buffering, chelating, masking, chelating agent, fragrance ingredient, ph adjuster
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (moderate)
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DISODIUM EDTA

Data Availability: Limited

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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SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	emulsifying, surfactant - emulsifying agent
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METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	preservative
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Use restrictions (high) • Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate) • Ecotoxicology (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	preservative
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (high) • Use restrictions (high) • Neurotoxicity (low) • Ecotoxicology (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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CARBOMER

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	emulsion stabilising, gel forming, viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilizer, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
CONCERNS	• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Contamination concerns (METHACRYLIC ACID, ACRYLIC ACID, and BENZENE)
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XANTHAN GUM

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	binding, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, gel forming, skin conditioning, surfactant, viscosity controlling, binder, emulsion stabilizer, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, surfactant -emulsifying agent, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
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Ingredients from packaging:

WATER, COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE, GLYCERIN, SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE, PEG-150 PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRASTEARATE, PEG-6 CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC GLYCERIDES, NIACINAMIDE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATE, CERAMIDE NP, CERAMIDE EOP, CERAMIDE AP, SODIUM HYALURONATE, CHOLESTEROL, SODIUM CHLORIDE, PHYTOSPHINGOSINE, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM EDTA, SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE, METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE, METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE, CARBOMER, XANTHAN GUM.

Product's animal testing policies

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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.

Data availability

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

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