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Product score: 04

Data Availability:

Limited

Bkind Nail Polish, Bon

Bkind Nail Polish, Bon

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CATEGORY

Nail Polish

BRAND

BKIND

DATA LAST UPDATED

August 2022

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • MODERATE
    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
BUTYL ACETATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) masking, solvent, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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Ingredient score: 01
ETHYL ACETATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) perfuming, solvent, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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Ingredient score: 01
NITROCELLULOSE
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) film forming, film former, suspending agent - nonsurfactant
CONCERNS • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
ADIPIC ACID/ NEOPENTYL GLYCOL/ TRIMELLITIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) film forming, film former
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Ingredient score: 01
ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) film forming, masking, perfuming, plasticiser, fragrance ingredient, plasticizer
CONCERNS • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
ETHANOL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antifoaming agent, antimicrobial agent, cosmetic astringent, fragrance ingredient, solvent;viscosity decreasing agent
CONCERNS • Enhanced skin absorption
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
BUTYL ACETATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) masking, solvent, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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Ingredient score: 02
STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) gel forming, viscosity controlling, suspending agent - nonsurfactant
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (low)
• Neurotoxicity (low)
• Endocrine disruption (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
• Contamination concerns (SILICA, CRYSTALLINE (QUARTZ))
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Ingredient score: 03
BUTYL ALCOHOL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) denaturant, perfuming, solvent, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
• 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
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antifoaming, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling, antifoaming agent, fragrance ingredient, viscosity decreasing agent
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Enhanced skin absorption
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
• Occupational hazards (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
PHOSPHORIC ACID
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) buffering, fragrance ingredient, ph adjuster
CONCERNS • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
DIACETONE ALCOHOL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) masking, solvent, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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Ingredient score: 01
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) abrasive, absorbent, anticaking agent, bulking agent, opacifying agent
CONCERNS • Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
• Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
ETHYL ACETATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) perfuming, solvent, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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Ingredient score: 02
HEXANAL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) masking, flavoring agent, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
LITHOTHAMNIUM CALCARUM EXTRACT
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) not reported
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Ingredient score: 01
MANNITOL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) binding, humectant, masking, moisturising, skin conditioning, binder, flavoring agent, skin-conditioning agent - humectant
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Ingredient score: 01
TOCOPHEROL
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, antioxidant, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;skin-conditioning agent - occlusive
CONCERNS • Cancer (low)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Endocrine disruption (low)
• Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
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Ingredient score: 02
ZINC SULFATE
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) antimicrobial, antiplaque, astringent, oral care, cosmetic astringent, cosmetic biocide, oral care agent
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (high)
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Ecotoxicology (low)
• Occupational hazards (high)
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Ingredient score: 01
CI 15850 (D&C Red No. 6 or 7)
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) colorant
CONCERNS • Cancer (low)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Use restrictions (high)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
• Contamination concerns (ANILINE and CADMIUM)
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Ingredient score: 01
FERRIC FERROCYANIDE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) cosmetic colorant, colorant
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (high)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Ecotoxicology (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) colorant, opacifying agent, sunscreen agent, ultraviolet light absorber
CONCERNS • Cancer (moderate)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Occupational hazards (high)
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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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Ingredient score: 01
CI 77499
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) cosmetic colorant, colorant
CONCERNS • Enhanced skin absorption
• Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
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Ingredients from packaging:

Butyl Acetate, Ethyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Adipic Acid/neopentyl Glycol/trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Alcohol, Butyl Acetate, Stearalkonium Bentonite, N-butyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Alcohol, Phosphoric Acid, Diacetone Alcohol, Diatomaceous Earth, Ethyl Acetate, Hexanal, Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract, Mannitol, Tocopherol, Zinc Sulfate, CI 15850, CI 77510, CI 77891, CI 19140, CI 77499.

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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