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Product score: 03

Data Availability:

Limited

Kinship NAKED APPLE OIL-FREE BLEMISH CONTROL GEL CLEANSER

Kinship NAKED APPLE OIL-FREE BLEMISH CONTROL GEL CLEANSER

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CATEGORY

Facial Cleanser

BRAND

Kinship

DATA LAST UPDATED

March 2022

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • MODERATE
    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
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS • Use restrictions (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
COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE
Data Availability: Limited
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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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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
SODIUM METHYL 2-SULFOLAURATE
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) cleansing, foaming, surfactant, surfactant - cleansing agent
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Ingredient score: 01
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS • Use restrictions (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 03
LACTIC ACID
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) buffering, humectant, skin conditioning, exfoliant, fragrance ingredient, ph adjuster, skin-conditioning agent -humectant, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS • Cancer (low)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Enhanced skin absorption
• Use restrictions (high)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
PYRUS MALUS (APPLE) FRUIT EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, proprietary, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Use restrictions (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
NIACINAMIDE
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) smoothing, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS • Cancer (low)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
SORBETH-230 TETRAOLEATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS • Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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Ingredient score: 01
DISODIUM 2-SULFOLAURATE
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) cleansing, surfactant, surfactant - cleansing agent
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Ingredient score: 01
LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, not reported
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Ingredient score: 02
DECYL GLUCOSIDE
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) cleansing, emulsion stabilising, surfactant, surfactant - cleansing agent
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
• Use restrictions (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
LAURYL GLUCOSIDE
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) cleansing, surfactant, surfactant - cleansing agent
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Use restrictions (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
MUSA SAPIENTUM (PLANTAIN) FRUIT EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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Ingredient score: 01
RUBUS IDAEUS (RASPBERRY) FRUIT EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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Ingredient score: 01
PYRUS COMMUNIS (PEAR) FRUIT EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, skin protecting, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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Ingredient score: 01
PRUNUS ARMENIACA (APRICOT) KERNEL EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, not reported
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Ingredient score: 01
AZADIRACHTA INDICA LEAF EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS • Cancer (low)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Endocrine disruption (low)
• Ecotoxicology (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
AZADIRACHTA INDICA FLOWER EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, not reported
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Ingredient score: 01
CORALLINA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, not reported
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Ingredient score: 01
COCCINIA INDICA FRUIT EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, not reported
CONCERNS • Biochemical or cellular level changes (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
SOLANUM MELONGENA (EGGPLANT) FRUIT EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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Ingredient score: 01
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) FLOWER EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) emollient, humectant, oral care, skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
CURCUMA LONGA (TURMERIC) ROOT EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, fragrance ingredient, not reported
CONCERNS • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
OCIMUM SANCTUM LEAF EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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Ingredient score: 06
OCIMUM BASILICUM (SWEET BASIL) EXTRACT
Data Availability: Robust
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FUNCTION(S) perfuming, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS • Cancer (moderate)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Allergies/immunotoxicity (high)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
• Ecotoxicology (low)
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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
HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) binding, emulsion stabilising, film forming, stabilising, viscosity controlling, binder, emulsion stabilizer, film former, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
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Ingredient score: 01
SODIUM LAURYLGLUCOSIDES HYDROXYPROPYLSULFONATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) cleansing, emulsifying, foam boosting, hydrotrope, surfactant
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (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: 01
Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer
Data Availability: None
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Ingredient score: 02
DECYL GLUCOSIDE
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) cleansing, emulsion stabilising, surfactant, surfactant - cleansing agent
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
• Use restrictions (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
SORBITAN LAURATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) emulsifying, surfactant - emulsifying agent
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Ingredient score: 01
SODIUM PCA
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, hair conditioning, humectant, skin conditioning, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - humectant
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (low)
• Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES)
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Ingredient score: 01
OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA STEM EXTRACT
Data Availability: None
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Ingredient score: 01
DISODIUM PHOSPHATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) anticorrosive, buffering, masking, buffering agent, corrosion inhibitor, fragrance ingredient, ph adjuster
CONCERNS • 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
RIBOFLAVIN
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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Ingredient score: 01
SODIUM HYDROXIDE
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) buffering, denaturant, ph adjuster
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (high)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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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: 02
POTASSIUM SORBATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) preservative, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
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Ingredients from packaging:

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*, Water, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Glycerin, Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Lactic Acid, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Niacinamide, Sorbeth-230 Tetraoleate, Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Decyl Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Musa Sapientum (Banana) Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract, Pyrus Communis (Pear) Fruit Extract, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Flower/Leaf Extract, Sodium Gluconate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Sodium Chloride, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Decyl Glucoside, Sorbitan Laurate, Sodium PCA, Opuntia Ficus Indica Stem Extract, Disodium Phosphate, Panthenol, Riboflavin, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate.

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.


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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