HEALING-SCENTS GERMS AWAY LIQUID HAND SOAP
last updated: 03/09/08 brand: Healing-Scents by Healing-Scents.com
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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 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.
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Ingredients from packaging: Ingredients: water, castile soap; lavender, tea tree, orange, niaouli essential oils
Directions from packaging: The combination of Essential Oils--Lavender, Tea Tree, Niaouli and Orange are anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal Use to wash hands frequently. Can be used on a cloth or puff for face and body.
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ingredients
| score | data gap | concerns | |
| MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (TEA TREE) ESSENTIAL OIL (PLANT-DERIVED) | 1 | 96% | Endocrine disruption, Allergies/immunotoxicity |
| CASTILE SOAP | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| CITRUS SINENSIS (SWEET ORANGE) ESSENTIAL OIL (PLANT-DERIVED) | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA VIRIDIFLORA (NIAOULI) LEAF ESSENTIAL OIL | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) OIL EXTRACT ROMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) OIL EXTRACT (PLANT-DERIVED) | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| CELLULOSE | 0 | 0% | innocuous |
| SODIUM CHLORIDE SALT | 0 | 0% | innocuous |
| WATER | 0 | 0% | innocuous |
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) |
| 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 |
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) |
| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel | CITRUS SINENSIS (SWEET ORANGE) ESSENTIAL OIL, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) OIL EXTRACT, MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA VIRIDIFLORA (NIAOULI) LEAF ESSENTIAL OIL, MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (TEA TREE) ESSENTIAL OIL, CASTILE SOAP |
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