ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA)
Fragrance Ingredient; MASKING
Also listed as
ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF, ALOE; ALOE EXTRACT (ALOE SPP.) ; ALOE LEAF POWDER; ALOE VERA; ALOE BARBADENSIS; ALOE (LATIN) ; ALOE, POWDERED; AROE (JAPANESE)
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 this ingredient -- not the products containing it -- 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.
| This ingredient: | |
 | Cancer |
| Developmental/reproductive toxicity |
| Violations, restrictions & warnings |
 | Allergies/immunotoxicity |
| Contamination concerns |
| Lesser or emerging concerns for this ingredient: Data gaps |
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See products containing ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) | |
About ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA): Aloe Barbadensis Leaf is a plant material derived from the leaves of the aloe, Aloebarbadensis. See "Regulatory and Ingredient Use Information," regarding the labeling names for botanicalingredients in Volume 1, Introduction, Part A.
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) has reported used in the following product types: moisturizer (238); facial moisturizer/treatment (187); body wash/cleanser (156); hair color and bleaching (136); facial cleanser (123); shampoo (119); conditioner (106); anti-aging (98); hand cream (71); liquid hand soap (67)
Developmental/reproductive toxicity
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at moderate doses | CIR (2006) |
Violations, restrictions & warnings
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications | Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments |
Cancer
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| One or more in vitro tests non-mammalian cells show positive mutation results | RTECS®- Mutation Research 1982 |
Data gaps
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Missing safety data noted by cosmetic industry review | Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments | |
| 354 studies on toxicity in PubMed see search results -> | PubMed |
Ecotoxicology
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
| type of concern | product conditions | reference |
| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food | |
| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Food Additive Status |
Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
| government/industry list/academic study | appears on list as | classification(s) |
| FDA Food Additive Status | ALOE | • Food additive: used in conjunction with flavors • Food additive: food additive for which a petition has been filed and a regulation issued • Food additive: must be in accordance with good manufacturing practices, or sufficient for purpose; or in quantity not greater than required • Used only in conjunction w/flavors - CFR172.510 |
| Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments | ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF | •Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications •Industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) notes missing safety data in its review of this ingredient •Restrictions on impurities recommended by industry safety panel •Determined safe for use in cosmetics up to a specified concentration limit • •May contain harmful impurities |
| FDA Everything Added to Food | ALOE, EXTRACT (ALOE SPP.) | • Fully up-to-date toxicology information has been sought. |
| Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List | ALOE | •This chemical was NOT flagged by CEPA for further attention. The chemical was flagged for uncertain persistence and uncertain bioaccumulation. |
| CIR (2006) | ALOE VERA | 3 month rat study produced significant sperm damage |
| RTECS®- Mutation Research 1982 | ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: DNA repair (Bacillus subtilis ) |
| RTECS®- Mutation Research 1982 | ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) | • mutagenic - Positive mutation assay: DNA repair (Bacillus subtilis ) |
references
| government/industry list/academic study | reference |
| FDA Food Additive Status | FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006. |
| Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments | CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC. |
| FDA Everything Added to Food | FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. |
| Environmental Canada Domestic Substance List | EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry. |
| Open scientific literature | CIR (2006). 2006 CIR Compendium. Washington, Cosmetic Ingredient Review. |
| RTECS®- Mutation Research 1982 | RTECS®- Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 97,81,1982 |
| RTECS®- Mutation Research 1982 | RTECS®- Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- -1964 97,81,1982 |
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