A Wild Soap Bar Wild Carrot Complexion Soap || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

A WILD SOAP BAR WILD CARROT COMPLEXION SOAP

last updated: 11/10/07 brand: A Wild Soap Bar by A Wild Soap Bar

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

83%

data gap

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COMPANY POLICIES

Compact for Safe Cosmetics
Non-compliant: This company has signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics and made progress toward compliance but may not meet all requirements: this company has not provided the Campaign with information needed to assess if all required product and ingredient information has been provided.

Animal Testing Policy
This company does not test on animals.

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
	Violations, restrictions & warnings
	Allergies/immunotoxicity
	Other concerns for ingredients used in this product: Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption

Ingredients from packaging: saponified cold pressed olive oil, saponified coconut oil, distilled water, saponified wild unrefined African shea butter, saponified castor oil, organic carrot root, goat milk, organic oats, sea salt, fennel essential oil, palmarosa essential oil, carrot seed essential oil, frankincense essential oil, patchouli essential oil, rose geranium essential oil

Directions from packaging: Use daily on face and body; avoid eyes.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
CASTOR OIL	2	80%	Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption
COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL	1	89%	none identified
OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL	1	88%	Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
AVENA SATIVA (OAT) OATS (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
BOSWELLIA SACRA (FRANKINCENSE) ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
CYMBOPOGON MARTINI (PALMAROSA) ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA (CARROT) CARROT ROOT (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA (CARROT) SEED ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
FOENICULUM VULGARE (SWEET FENNEL) ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
GOAT MILK	0	100%	none identified
PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS (ROSE GERANIUM) ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
POGOSTEMON CABLIN (PATCHOULI) ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER)	0	94%	none identified
SEA SALT	0	0%	innocuous
WATER (DISTILLED)	0	0%	innocuous

Cancer*

*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)
One or more in vitro tests non-mammalian cells show positive mutation results		OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL
One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results		SEA SALT

Developmental/reproductive toxicity*

*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		CASTOR OIL
One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at low doses		SEA SALT

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)*

*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)
One or more animal studies show cardiovascular effects at very low doses		SEA SALT
One or more animal studies show broad systemic effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL
One or more animal studies show liver effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)*

*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)
Human any irritant - strong evidence	products for use around the eyes, on the skin, or may be aerosolized (airborne)	CASTOR OIL
One or more animal studies show skin irritation at very low doses		SEA SALT
One or more animal studies show skin irritation at low doses		OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL

Data gaps*

*This table includes all possible data gaps 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)
Safety assessment was based on related chemical		CASTOR OIL
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		GOAT MILK, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL, PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS (ROSE GERANIUM) ESSENTIAL OIL, POGOSTEMON CABLIN (PATCHOULI) ESSENTIAL OIL
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		CASTOR OIL
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		BOSWELLIA SACRA (FRANKINCENSE) ESSENTIAL OIL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER), COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, CYMBOPOGON MARTINI (PALMAROSA) ESSENTIAL OIL, DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA (CARROT), DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA (CARROT) SEED ESSENTIAL OIL, FOENICULUM VULGARE (SWEET FENNEL) ESSENTIAL OIL, AVENA SATIVA (OAT)