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Given the incomplete information made available by companies and the government, EWG provides additional information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature. The chart below indicates that research studies have found that exposure to one or more ingredients used by this brand -- not the products -- caused the indicated health effect(s) in the studies reviewed by Skin Deep researchers. Actual health risks, if any, will vary based on the level of exposure to the ingredient and individual susceptibility -- information not available in Skin Deep.
| Ingredients used by this brand: | |
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![]() | Allergies/immunotoxicity |
![]() | Other concerns for ingredients used by this brand: Neurotoxicity, Endocrine disruption, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Miscellaneous, Multiple, additive exposure sources, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption, Contamination concerns, Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes |
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| score | data gap | products * | concerns | |
| METHYLPARABEN | 10 | 63% | 19 products | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Endocrine disruption, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Biochemical or cellular level changes |
| FRAGRANCE | 8 | 100% | 4 products | Neurotoxicity, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Miscellaneous |
| OCTINOXATE (OCTYL METHOXYCINNAMATE) | 8 | 65% | 4 products | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Endocrine disruption, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Enhanced skin absorption, Biochemical or cellular level changes |
| SILICA | 1 | 69% | 4 products | Biochemical or cellular level changes |
| BIS-PEG/ PPG-14/ 14 DIMETHICONE | 4 | 76% | 4 products | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE) |
| CETYL PEG/ PPG-10/ 1 DIMETHICONE | 4 | 76% | 4 products | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE) |
| LECITHIN | 3 | 70% | 16 products | Multiple, additive exposure sources, Enhanced skin absorption, Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES) |
| BENZYL ALCOHOL | 6 | 64% | 13 products | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Neurotoxicity, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards |
| LILIAL | 5 | 64% | 4 products | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
| BENZYL SALICYLATE | 6 | 62% | 4 products | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity |
| BHT | 6 | 61% | 4 products | Neurotoxicity, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes |
| GERANIOL | 6 | 61% | 4 products | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
| TRIETHANOLAMINE | 6 | 58% | 13 products | Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES), Occupational hazards |
| LIMONENE | 6 | 56% | 4 products | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
| LAURETH-20 | 5 | 85% | 1 products | Neurotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE) |
| PROPYLPARABEN | 5 | 71% | 20 products | Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Endocrine disruption, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
| CITRONELLOL | 5 | 65% | 4 products | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
| LINALOOL | 5 | 65% | 4 products | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
| CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE | 4 | 83% | 2 products | Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Neurotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards |
| TITANIUM DIOXIDE (NON-NANO) | 1 | 81% | 19 products | Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes |
| TOCOPHERYL ACETATE | 4 | 81% | 19 products | Allergies/immunotoxicity, Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE) |
| SD ALCOHOL 1 | 4 | 77% | 1 products | Cancer, Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Multiple, additive exposure sources, Enhanced skin absorption |
| ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) STARCH | 4 | 70% | 3 products | Contamination concerns (GOSSYPOL, HEAVY METALS, PESTICIDES), Occupational hazards |
| ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE | 4 | 68% | 4 products | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity |
| PHENOXYETHANOL | 4 | 67% | 18 products | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards |
| HEXYL CINNAMAL | 4 | 65% | 4 products | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
| PROPYLENE GLYCOL | 4 | 60% | 19 products | Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption |
| LAURETH-7 | 3 | 100% | 4 products | Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE) |
| LAURETH-4 | 3 | 96% | 4 products | Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE) |
| DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE | 3 | 94% | 2 products | Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE) |
| CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS | 3 | 86% | 15 products | Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Enhanced skin absorption, Occupational hazards |
| TALC | 3 | 86% | 18 products | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Contamination concerns (ASBESTIFORM FIBERS), Occupational hazards |
| CYCLOPENTASILOXANE | 2 | 79% | 5 products | Persistence and bioaccumulation |
| FERRIC FERROCYANIDE | 3 | 76% | 4 products | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards |
| ZINC STEARATE | 3 | 76% | 4 products | Allergies/immunotoxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards |
| ACRYLATES COPOLYMER | 3 | 75% | 13 products | Contamination concerns (METHACRYLIC ACID, ACRYLIC ACID, 2-ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE) |
| AMMONIUM ACRYLATES COPOLYMER | 3 | 75% | 2 products | Contamination concerns (METHACRYLIC ACID, ACRYLIC ACID, 2-ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE) |
| ETHYLENE/ METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER | 3 | 75% | 2 products | Contamination concerns (METHACRYLIC ACID, ACRYLIC ACID, 2-ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE) |
| MICA | 3 | 75% | 15 products | Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards |
| CI 77499 | 3 | 74% | 8 products | Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes |
| SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE | 3 | 68% | 2 products | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
| ULTRAMARINES | 2 | 90% | 12 products | Multiple, additive exposure sources |
| PANTHENOL | 2 | 88% | 14 products | Multiple, additive exposure sources |
| IRON OXIDES | 2 | 85% | 19 products | Persistence and bioaccumulation, Enhanced skin absorption |
| CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN | 1 | 84% | 15 products | Persistence and bioaccumulation |
| MAGNESIUM SULFATE | 2 | 82% | 4 products | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
| AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE | 2 | 81% | 2 products | Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
| PARAFFIN | 2 | 80% | 14 products | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards |
| SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE | 2 | 78% | 1 products | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards |
| STEARIC ACID | 2 | 74% | 14 products | Neurotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
| SODIUM PCA | 2 | 71% | 4 products | Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES) |
| CARMINE | 0 | 94% | 15 products | none identified |
| MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX (CERA MICROCRISTALLINA) | 1 | 93% | 1 products | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
| GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE | 1 | 88% | 2 products | none identified |
| POLYSORBATE-40 | 1 | 88% | 2 products | none identified |
| TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE | 1 | 88% | 2 products | none identified |
| TRIBEHENIN | 1 | 86% | 4 products | Enhanced skin absorption |
| PROPYLENE CARBONATE | 1 | 85% | 5 products | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
| HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE | 1 | 82% | 7 products | none identified |
| PVP | 1 | 81% | 14 products | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
| BUTYLENE GLYCOL | 1 | 79% | 6 products | Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
| POLYVINYL ALCOHOL | 1 | 79% | 12 products | none identified |
| SODIUM SULFATE | 1 | 73% | 4 products | none identified |
| ACRYLATES/ C12-22 ALKYLMETHACRYLATE COPOLYMER | 0 | 100% | 4 products | none identified |
| C12-15 ALKYL ETHYLHEXANOATE | 0 | 100% | 4 products | none identified |
| DIMETHICONE/ VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER | 0 | 100% | 4 products | none identified |
| DIMETHICONOL | 0 | 100% | 4 products | none identified |
| DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE | 0 | 100% | 5 products | none identified |
| HDI/ TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER | 0 | 100% | 2 products | none identified |
| ISODODECANE | 0 | 100% | 1 products | none identified |
| SILICA SILYLATE | 0 | 100% | 4 products | none identified |
| SIMETHICONE | 0 | 100% | 9 products | none identified |
| TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE | 0 | 100% | 4 products | none identified |
| TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE | 0 | 100% | 5 products | none identified |
| CI 77492 | 0 | 100% | 8 products | none identified |
| D&C BLACK 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 products | none identified |
| AMODIMETHICONE | 0 | 99% | 4 products | none identified |
| C18-36 ACID TRIGLYCERIDE | 0 | 94% | 14 products | none identified |
| CAPRYLYL GLYCOL | 0 | 94% | 2 products | none identified |
| ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE | 0 | 94% | 2 products | none identified |
| VP/ EICOSENE COPOLYMER | 0 | 94% | 1 products | none identified |
| XANTHAN GUM | 0 | 94% | 4 products | none identified |
| BEESWAX | 0 | 93% | 15 products | none identified |
| CARBOMER | 0 | 93% | 1 products | none identified |
| COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX | 0 | 93% | 15 products | none identified |
| HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL | 0 | 93% | 1 products | none identified |
| TRIHYDROXYSTEARIN | 0 | 93% | 4 products | none identified |
| WATER | 0 | 0% | 20 products | innocuous |
* Product counts only include current formulations sold by this brand. The brand may have other discontinued formulations that use this ingredient. Clicking on the link "X products" will identify all product formulations by this brand that have used the ingredient.
*This table includes all possible cancer concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer. Some categorizations depend on how the product is used or formulated.
| type of concern | product conditions | ingredient(s) |
| Limited evidence of carcinogenicity | products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | TITANIUM DIOXIDE (NON-NANO) |
| Cancer - not classifiable/not likely to be human carcinogen | products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | SILICA |
| Cancer - not classifiable/not likely to be human carcinogen | BHT, CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS, LIMONENE, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, PVP, TRIETHANOLAMINE, CI 77499, CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN | |
| Not likely to be carcinogenic in humans | STEARIC ACID | |
| Cancer - limited evidence | SD ALCOHOL 1 | |
| One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results | BENZYL ALCOHOL, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, GERANIOL, METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PROPYLPARABEN, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE | |
| One or more animal studies show tumor formation at moderate doses | PARAFFIN, | |
| One or more animal studies show tumor formation at moderate doses | CYCLOPENTASILOXANE | |
| One or more in vitro tests non-mammalian cells show positive mutation results | AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE, LINALOOL, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, LAURETH-20 |
*This table includes all possible developmental/reproductive toxicity concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer. Some categorizations depend on how the product is used or formulated.
| type of concern | product conditions | ingredient(s) |
| Limited evidence of reproductive toxicity | SD ALCOHOL 1 | |
| Human nervous system toxicant - moderate evidence | CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE | |
| One or more animal studies show any effects at low doses | PROPYLPARABEN | |
| One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at moderate doses | PROPYLENE GLYCOL, | |
| One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at moderate doses | OCTINOXATE (OCTYL METHOXYCINNAMATE) | |
| One or more animal studies show developmental effects at high doses | LIMONENE | |
| One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at high doses | BENZYL ALCOHOL, BHT, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, LILIAL, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE |
*This table includes all possible violations, restrictions & warnings concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer. Some categorizations depend on how the product is used or formulated.
| type of concern | product conditions | ingredient(s) |
| Violation of government restrictions - Banned or found unsafe for use in cosmetics | METHYLPARABEN | |
| Violation of industry recommendations - Restricted in cosmetics; use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Not safe for use on injured or damaged skin | products for use on damaged skin | BIS-PEG/ PPG-14/ 14 DIMETHICONE, CETYL PEG/ PPG-10/ 1 DIMETHICONE |
| Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Japan - restricted for use in cosmetics (concentration limit) | PHENOXYETHANOL | |
| Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Japan - restricted for use in some types of cosmetics (concentration limit) | products for use around the eyes; products for use on the lips | OCTINOXATE (OCTYL METHOXYCINNAMATE) |
| Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Fragrance subject to restrictions: safe only if satisfies manufacturing specifications or purity limits, according to industry safety panel (International Fragrance Association) | LIMONENE, LINALOOL, ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE, BENZYL SALICYLATE, LILIAL, CITRONELLOL, GERANIOL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, BENZYL ALCOHOL | |
| Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Restrictions on impurities recommended by industry safety panel | ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) STARCH, ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, AMMONIUM ACRYLATES COPOLYMER, BENZYL ALCOHOL, BIS-PEG/ PPG-14/ 14 DIMETHICONE, CETYL PEG/ PPG-10/ 1 DIMETHICONE, ETHYLENE/ METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER, LECITHIN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, SODIUM PCA, SODIUM SULFATE, TRIETHANOLAMINE |
*This table includes all possible neurotoxicity concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer. Some categorizations depend on how the product is used or formulated.
| type of concern | product conditions | ingredient(s) |
| Strong evidence of human neurotoxicity | BENZYL ALCOHOL, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE | |
| Moderate evidence of human neurotoxicity | FRAGRANCE | |
| One or more animal studies show brain and nervous system effects at very low doses | STEARIC ACID | |
| One or more animal studies show brain and nervous system effects at low doses | BHT, LAURETH-20 | |
| One or more animal studies show any effects at moderate doses | CYCLOPENTASILOXANE | |
| One or more animal studies show brain and nervous system effects at moderate doses | LILIAL, CITRONELLOL, FERRIC FERROCYANIDE, GERANIOL, LECITHIN, LINALOOL, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, METHYLPARABEN, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE | |
| One or more animal studies show brain and nervous system effects at high doses | BUTYLENE GLYCOL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, ULTRAMARINES | |
| nervous system - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed/unreview: published lit review or major tox study | SD ALCOHOL 1 |
*This table includes all possible endocrine disruption concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer. Some categorizations depend on how the product is used or formulated.
| type of concern | product conditions | ingredient(s) |
| Human any disruptor - strong evidence | METHYLPARABEN, OCTINOXATE (OCTYL METHOXYCINNAMATE), PROPYLPARABEN | |
| One or more animal studies show endocrine disruption at moderate doses | CYCLOPENTASILOXANE | |
| One or more animal studies show endocrine system disruption at high doses | BHT, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, PVP, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, SODIUM PCA, TRIETHANOLAMINE | |
| Associated with endocrine disruption | BENZYL SALICYLATE, LILIAL |
*This table includes all possible allergies/immunotoxicity concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer. Some categorizations depend on how the product is used or formulated.
| type of concern | product conditions | ingredient(s) |
| Known human immune system toxicant | BENZYL SALICYLATE, BHT, LIMONENE, FRAGRANCE, GERANIOL, TRIETHANOLAMINE | |
| Possible human immune system toxicant | ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE, LILIAL, CITRONELLOL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, LINALOOL | |
| Human immune and respiratory toxicant - strong evidence | AND products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | LECITHIN |
| Human immune system toxicant - strong evidence | products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | SILICA |
| Human skin toxicant - strong evidence | METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLPARABEN, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE | |
| Limited evidence of immune system toxicity | ZINC STEARATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL | |
| One or more animal studies show immune effects at low doses | products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | TITANIUM DIOXIDE (NON-NANO) |
| One or more human case studies show possible allergenic effects | BENZYL ALCOHOL, OCTINOXATE (OCTYL METHOXYCINNAMATE) | |
| Limited evidence of skin and immune system toxicity | PHENOXYETHANOL | |
| One or more animal studies show gastrointestinal effects at moderate doses | MICA |
*This table includes all possible persistence and bioaccumulation concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer. Some categorizations depend on how the product is used or formulated.
*This table includes all possible organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer. Some categorizations depend on how the product is used or formulated.
| type of concern | product conditions | ingredient(s) |
| Known human any toxicant | METHYLPARABEN, FERRIC FERROCYANIDE | |
| Known human respiratory toxicant | products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | SILICA |
| Limited evidence of respiratory toxicity | products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | PROPYLENE GLYCOL |
| Possible human immune system toxicant | TRIETHANOLAMINE, MICA | |
| One or more animal studies show broad systemic effects at very low doses | MAGNESIUM SULFATE, | |
| One or more animal studies show respiratory effects at very low doses | products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | STEARIC ACID, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (NON-NANO) |
| One or more animal studies show sense organ effects at very low doses | products for use around the eyes, mouth, or lips | AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE, PHENOXYETHANOL, LAURETH-20 |
| One or more animal studies show broad systemic effects at low doses | GERANIOL, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, | |
| One or more animal studies show respiratory effects at low doses | products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | BHT, CI 77499 |
| One or more animal studies show sense organ effects at low doses | products for use around the eyes, mouth, or lips | CITRONELLOL, LINALOOL, PROPYLENE CARBONATE |
| Classified as toxic or harmful | products for use around the mouth; products for use on the lips | SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE |
| Classified as toxic or harmful | products for use around the mouth; products for use on the lips; products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | BENZYL ALCOHOL |
| Limited evidence of any toxicity | products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, ZINC STEARATE |
| Limited evidence of gastrointestinal or liver toxicity | SD ALCOHOL 1 | |
| Limited evidence of respiratory toxicity | products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | TALC |
| Limited evidence of sense organ toxicity | BIS-PEG/ PPG-14/ 14 DIMETHICONE, CETYL PEG/ PPG-10/ 1 DIMETHICONE, PROPYLPARABEN | |
| One or more animal studies show broad systemic effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient) | CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS, GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE, POLYSORBATE-40, PVP, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, | |
| One or more animal studies show classified as toxic effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient) | SODIUM SULFATE | |
| One or more animal studies show respiratory effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient) | products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | LILIAL |
| One or more animal studies show sense organ effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient) | products for use around the eyes, mouth, or lips | BUTYLENE GLYCOL, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, PARAFFIN |
| One or more animal studies show broad systemic effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient) | BENZYL SALICYLATE, LIMONENE, HEXYL CINNAMAL, ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) STARCH, PANTHENOL, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, SODIUM PCA, TRIBEHENIN, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, ULTRAMARINES, | |
| One or more animal studies show liver effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient) | OCTINOXATE (OCTYL METHOXYCINNAMATE) | |
| One or more animal studies show no adverse any effects at high doses | CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN | |
| Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful | MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX (CERA MICROCRISTALLINA) | |
| Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE, BEESWAX, C18-36 ACID TRIGLYCERIDE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, CARBOMER, CARMINE, COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX, DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE, HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL, ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE, LECITHIN, VP/ EICOSENE COPOLYMER, IRON OXIDES, TRIHYDROXYSTEARIN, WATER, XANTHAN GUM |
*This table includes all possible miscellaneous concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer. Some categorizations depend on how the product is used or formulated.
| type of concern | product conditions | ingredient(s) |
| Ingredient not fully labeled - identity unknown | FRAGRANCE | |
| Occupational hazards related to handling | AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE, LIMONENE, SD ALCOHOL 1 |
*This table includes all possible multiple, additive exposure sources concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer. Some categorizations depend on how the product is used or formulated.
*This table includes all possible irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer. Some categorizations depend on how the product is used or formulated.
| type of concern | product conditions | ingredient(s) |
| Classified as irritant | LIMONENE, PHENOXYETHANOL, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL | |
| Human any irritant - strong evidence | products for use around the eyes, on the skin, or may be aerosolized (airborne) | BUTYLENE GLYCOL, LAURETH-4, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE |
| Human skin irritant - moderate evidence | AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE | |
| One or more animal studies show skin irritation at very low doses | CITRONELLOL, GERANIOL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, LINALOOL, TRIETHANOLAMINE | |
| One or more animal studies show significant but moderate pulmonary irritation at low doses | products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | TITANIUM DIOXIDE (NON-NANO) |
| One or more animal studies show skin irritation at low doses | BENZYL ALCOHOL, BHT, LILIAL, METHYLPARABEN, STEARIC ACID, LAURETH-20 | |
| One or more animal studies show skin irritation at moderate doses | CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) STARCH, PARAFFIN, TALC |
*This table includes all possible occupational hazards concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer. Some categorizations depend on how the product is used or formulated.
| type of concern | product conditions | ingredient(s) |
| Allowed workplace exposures restricted to low doses | TITANIUM DIOXIDE (NON-NANO), BENZYL ALCOHOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE | |
| Allowed workplace exposures restricted to low doses | BHT, CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS, FERRIC FERROCYANIDE, MICA, PARAFFIN, TALC | |
| Allowed workplace exposures restricted to moderate doses | CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) STARCH, TRIETHANOLAMINE, ZINC STEARATE, CI 77499 |
*This table includes all possible biochemical or cellular level changes concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer. Some categorizations depend on how the product is used or formulated.
| type of concern | product conditions | ingredient(s) |
| One or more animal studies show biochemical changes at very low doses where the human health implications are not yet well understood | SILICA, | |
| One or more animal studies show respiratory changes at very low doses where the human health implications are not yet well understood | products that may be aerosolized (airborne) | TITANIUM DIOXIDE (NON-NANO) |
| One or more animal studies show biochemical changes at low doses where the human health implications are not yet well understood | BHT, CI 77499 | |
| One or more animal studies show biochemical changes at moderate doses where the human health implications are not yet well understood | SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, LAURETH-20 | |
| One or more animal studies show biochemical changes at high doses where the human health implications are not yet well understood | CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL | |
| Produces excess reactive oxygen species that can interfere with cellular signaling, cause mutations, lead to cell death and may be implicated in cardiovascular disease. | OCTINOXATE (OCTYL METHOXYCINNAMATE) | |
| Interferes with gene expresion | METHYLPARABEN |
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