A Wild Soap Bar Tooth Savior Soap for Teeth (old formulation) || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

A WILD SOAP BAR TOOTH SAVIOR SOAP FOR TEETH (OLD FORMULATION)

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

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

84%

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, Contamination concerns

Ingredients from packaging: saponified cold pressed olive oil, saponified coconut oil, saponified organic palm oil, organic aloe, wild white oak bark, french green clay, sea salt, peppermint essential oil, spearmint essential oil, tea tree essential oil, chlorella, vanilla, stevia

Directions from packaging: Apply one soap shred to a back molar, bite down, then brush until soap shred is gone.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) ESSENTIAL OIL	2	75%	Enhanced skin absorption, Contamination concerns (LIMONENE, MENTHOL, MENTHONE)
MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (TEA TREE) ESSENTIAL OIL	1	96%	Endocrine disruption, Allergies/immunotoxicity
COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL	1	89%	none identified
OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL	1	88%	Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (AFRICAN OIL PALM) OIL (ORGANIC)	1	87%	none identified
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) (ORGANIC)	1	72%	none identified
GREEN CLAY	0	100%	none identified
MENTHA SPICATA (SPEARMINT) ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
QUERCUS ALBA (WHITE OAK) BARK	0	100%	none identified
STEVIA	0	100%	none identified
CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA EXTRACT CHLORELLA PYRENDOIDOSA	0	100%	none identified
SEA SALT	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		ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA), 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)
One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at high doses		ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (AFRICAN OIL PALM) OIL
One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at moderate doses		ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA)
One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at low doses		SEA SALT

Violations, restrictions & warnings*

*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)
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications		MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) ESSENTIAL OIL, ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA)

Endocrine disruption*

*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)
One or more animal studies show endocrine system disruption at high doses		SEA SALT
Limited evidence of any disruption		MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (TEA TREE) ESSENTIAL OIL

Allergies/immunotoxicity*

*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)
Limited evidence of any toxicity		MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (TEA TREE) ESSENTIAL OIL

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 liver effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL
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 cardiovascular effects at very low doses		SEA SALT

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)
One or more animal studies show skin irritation at low doses		OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL
One or more animal studies show skin irritation at very low doses		SEA SALT

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)
Missing safety data noted by cosmetic industry review		ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA)
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		ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (AFRICAN OIL PALM) OIL
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA EXTRACT, STEVIA, QUERCUS ALBA (WHITE OAK) BARK, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL, MENTHA SPICATA (SPEARMINT) ESSENTIAL OIL, MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (TEA TREE) ESSENTIAL OIL, GREEN CLAY, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL