JOHN MASTERS ORGANICS Honey & Hibiscus Hair Reconstructor - Hair Conditioner || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

JOHN MASTERS ORGANICS HONEY & HIBISCUS HAIR RECONSTRUCTOR - HAIR CONDITIONER

last updated: 10/28/09 brand: JOHN MASTERS ORGANICS by JOHN MASTERS ORGANICS

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

85%

data gap

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COMPANY POLICIES

Compact for Safe Cosmetics
Non-compliant: This company has signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics but has not met minimum requirements.

Animal Testing Policy
This company does not test on animals.

PRELIMINARY REPORT: The information on this page was entered by a Skin Deep user and has not been verified by EWG.

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 in this product -- not the product itself -- 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 in this product are linked to:
	Cancer
	Developmental/reproductive toxicity
	Restrictions & warnings
	Allergies/immunotoxicity
	Other concerns for ingredients used in this product: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Multiple, additive exposure sources, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption, Contamination concerns, Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes

Ingredients from packaging: Aqua (water), aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice,* cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, panthenol, hydrolyzed soy protein, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil,* honey,* arnica montana (arnica) flower extract,* camellia sinensis (white tea) leaf extract,* anthemis nobilis (chamomile) flower extract,* calendula officinalis (calendula) flower extract,* hibiscus sabdariffa (hibiscus) flower extract,* hydrolyzed wheat protein, tilia tomentosa (silver linden) bud extract, chondrus chrispus extract, hydrolyzed rhodophycea extract, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract,* theobroma grandiflorum (cupuacu) seed butter, hyaluronic acid, carrageenan, fagus sylvatica bud extract,* glycerin, citric acid, sorbitol, calophyllum tacamahaca (tamanu) seed oil,* olea europaea (olive) oil,* linum usitatissimum (flax) seed oil,* borago officinalis (borage) seed oil,* stearamidopropyldimonium chloride, soy lecithin, tocopherol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, cananga odorata (ylang ylang) flower oil,* citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil,* cananga odorata (cananga) flower oil,* pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil*

Directions from packaging: � apply to wet, clean hair � leave in for 2-4 minutes or longer � rinse well � follow with styling product if desired

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
CANANGA ODORATA (YLANG YLANG) OIL CANANGA ODORATA (YLANG YLANG) FLOWER OIL	3	75%	Restrictions & warnings, Multiple, additive exposure sources
CARRAGEENAN	2	75%	Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Contamination concerns (DEGRADED CARRAGEENAN), Biochemical or cellular level changes
CITRIC ACID	2	72%	Restrictions & warnings
PANTHENOL	2	88%	Multiple, additive exposure sources
TOCOPHEROL	2	87%	Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT * CAMELLIA SINENSIS (WHITE TEA) LEAF EXTRACT	2	76%	Restrictions & warnings
GLYCERIN	2	74%	Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards
CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) FRUIT OIL	2	73%	Restrictions & warnings
SODIUM BENZOATE	2	69%	Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN	1	95%	Allergies/immunotoxicity
POGOSTEMON CABLIN (PATCHOULI) OIL	1	94%	None Identified
CETEARYL ALCOHOL	0	93%	None Identified
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT * CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (CALENDULA) FLOWER EXTRACT	1	91%	None Identified
OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL	1	88%	Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
SORBITOL	1	88%	None Identified
SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL	1	87%	None Identified
POTASSIUM SORBATE	1	85%	None Identified
ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE) FLOWER EXTRACT	1	80%	Enhanced skin absorption
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) JUICE ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE	1	73%	None Identified
CANANGA ODORATA MACROPHYLLA FLOWER OIL(CANANGA) * CANANGA ODORATA (CANANGA) FLOWER OIL	0	100%	None Identified
GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) LECITHIN SOY LECITHIN	0	100%	None Identified
STEARAMIDOPROPYL PG-DIMONIUM CHLORIDE * STEARAMIDOPROPYLDIMONIUM CHLORIDE	0	100%	None Identified
BORAGO OFFICINALIS (BORAGE) SEED OIL	0	100%	None Identified
LINUM USITATISSIMUM (FLAX) OIL * LINUM USITATISSIMUM (FLAX) SEED OIL	0	100%	None Identified
CALOPHYLIUM TACAMAHACA (TAMANU) SEED OIL CALOPHYLLUM TACAMAHACA (TAMANU) SEED OIL	0	100%	None Identified
FAGUS SYLVATICA BUD EXTRACT	0	100%	None Identified
THEOBROMA GRANDIFLORUM (THEOBROMA) SEED BUTTER * THEOBROMA GRANDIFLORUM (CUPUACU) SEED BUTTER	0	100%	None Identified
MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA EXTRACT MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA (KELP) EXTRACT	0	100%	None Identified
HYDROLYZED RHODOPHYCEA EXTRACT	0	100%	None Identified
TILIA TOMENTOSA BUD EXTRACT TILIA TOMENTOSA (SILVER LINDEN) BUD EXTRACT	0	100%	None Identified
HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA (ROSELLE) FLOWER EXTRACT * HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA (HIBISCUS) FLOWER EXTRACT	0	100%	None Identified
ARNICA MONTANA (ARNICA) FLOWER EXTRACT	0	100%	None Identified
BEHENTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATE	0	100%	None Identified
HYALURONIC ACID	0	94%	None Identified
HYDROLYZED GLYCINE SOJA (SOY) PROTEIN HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN	0	94%	None Identified
HONEY	0	0%	Innocuous
WATER	0	0%	Innocuous
CHONDRUS CHRISPUS EXTRACT		-	Unknown -- Not identified in Skin Deep

Cancer*

*Listed below are cancer concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.

type of concern	product conditions	ingredient(s)
One or more animal studies show tumor formation at high doses		GLYCERIN, CARRAGEENAN
One or more in vitro tests non-mammalian cells show positive mutation results		CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT
One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results		TOCOPHEROL, SORBITOL, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE

Developmental/reproductive toxicity*

*Listed below are developmental/reproductive toxicity concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.

type of concern	product conditions	ingredient(s)
One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at moderate doses		GLYCERIN
One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at high doses		SODIUM BENZOATE
One or more animal studies show any effects at moderate doses		ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) JUICE

Restrictions & warnings*

*Listed below are restrictions & warnings concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.

type of concern	product conditions	ingredient(s)
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications		SODIUM BENZOATE, ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) JUICE
Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Fragrance subject to restrictions: safe only within recommended use or concentration limitsn)		CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) FRUIT OIL, CANANGA ODORATA (YLANG YLANG) OIL, CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT
Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Use is restricted in Canadian cosmetics		CITRIC ACID

Neurotoxicity*

*Listed below are neurotoxicity concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.

type of concern	product conditions	ingredient(s)
One or more animal studies show brain, nervous system, or behavioral effects at high doses		POTASSIUM SORBATE, GLYCERIN
One or more animal studies show brain, nervous system, or behavioral effects at moderate doses		SODIUM BENZOATE, CARRAGEENAN, ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE) FLOWER EXTRACT

Endocrine disruption*

*Listed below are endocrine disruption concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.

type of concern	product conditions	ingredient(s)
One or more animal studies show endocrine system disruption at high doses		GLYCERIN, ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE) FLOWER EXTRACT

Allergies/immunotoxicity*

*Listed below are allergies/immunotoxicity concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.

type of concern	product conditions	ingredient(s)
One or more human case studies show possible skin allergy effects		HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)*

*Listed below are organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.

type of concern	product conditions	ingredient(s)
One or more animal studies show musculoskeletal effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		CITRIC ACID, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE) FLOWER EXTRACT, CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) FRUIT OIL, SORBITOL, PANTHENOL, GLYCERIN
One or more animal studies show gastrointestinal effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		CARRAGEENAN, POTASSIUM SORBATE, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL, CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT
One or more animal studies show broad systemic effects at low doses		SODIUM BENZOATE

Multiple, additive exposure sources*

*Listed below are multiple, additive exposure sources concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.

type of concern	product conditions	ingredient(s)
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) FRUIT OIL, TOCOPHEROL, SORBITOL, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, POGOSTEMON CABLIN (PATCHOULI) OIL, GLYCERIN, CITRIC ACID, CARRAGEENAN, CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT, ARNICA MONTANA (ARNICA) FLOWER EXTRACT, ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE) FLOWER EXTRACT
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available		CANANGA ODORATA (YLANG YLANG) OIL, PANTHENOL

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)*

*Listed below are irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.

type of concern	product conditions	ingredient(s)
One or more animal studies show skin irritation at moderate doses		CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) FRUIT OIL
One or more animal studies show skin irritation at high doses		SODIUM BENZOATE
One or more animal studies show skin irritation at moderate doses		GLYCERIN, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL, POGOSTEMON CABLIN (PATCHOULI) OIL, CANANGA ODORATA (YLANG YLANG) OIL, ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE) FLOWER EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID

Data gaps*

*Listed below are data gaps concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.

type of concern	product conditions	ingredient(s)
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		THEOBROMA GRANDIFLORUM (THEOBROMA) SEED BUTTER, TILIA TOMENTOSA BUD EXTRACT, FAGUS SYLVATICA BUD EXTRACT, CANANGA ODORATA MACROPHYLLA FLOWER OIL(CANANGA), CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) FRUIT OIL, MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA EXTRACT, CANANGA ODORATA (YLANG YLANG) OIL, STEARAMIDOPROPYL PG-DIMONIUM CHLORIDE, SORBITOL, POGOSTEMON CABLIN (PATCHOULI) OIL, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL, LINUM USITATISSIMUM (FLAX) OIL, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) LECITHIN, HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA (ROSELLE) FLOWER EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED RHODOPHYCEA EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED GLYCINE SOJA (SOY) PROTEIN, CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT, CARRAGEENAN, CITRIC ACID, GLYCERIN, BEHENTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATE, BORAGO OFFICINALIS (BORAGE) SEED OIL, CALOPHYLIUM TACAMAHACA (TAMANU) SEED OIL, ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE) FLOWER EXTRACT, ARNICA MONTANA (ARNICA) FLOWER EXTRACT
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in product		ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE) FLOWER EXTRACT, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, PANTHENOL, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, TOCOPHEROL
Missing safety data noted by cosmetic industry review		ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) JUICE
Insufficient data to determine safety		CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER EXTRACT

Occupational hazards*

*Listed below are occupational hazards concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.

type of concern	product conditions	ingredient(s)
Allowed workplace exposures restricted to moderate doses		GLYCERIN

Biochemical or cellular level changes*

*Listed below are biochemical or cellular level changes concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.

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		CARRAGEENAN
One or more animal studies show biochemical changes at high doses where the human health implications are not yet well understood		CITRIC ACID, GLYCERIN, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, SODIUM BENZOATE