Healing-Scents Whipped Butter-- || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

HEALING-SCENTS WHIPPED BUTTER--

last updated: 03/18/08 brand: Healing-Scents by Healing-Scents.com

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

82%

data gap

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cuticle treatment
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COMPANY POLICIES

Compact for Safe Cosmetics
Full Member Status: This company is up-to-date on all requirements of the Compact for Safe Cosmetics and meets minimum requirements for Full Member status. They are continuing to work toward fully substantiating the safety of their products as required in the next phase of the Compact.

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: Contamination concerns

Ingredients from packaging: Shea butter; cocoa butter; kokum butter; mango butter; madhuca indica (mowrah); shorea (sal) butter; illipe butter; jojoba oil; evening primrose oil; tocopherol; lavender oil; water; beeswax; cellulose

Directions from packaging: A wonderful combination of butters whipped for the ultimate experience. Smooth small amount on skin or hair. Great for cracked skin, heels and cuticles.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
TOCOPHEROL	2	87%	Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL JOJOBA OIL	1	87%	none identified
GARCINIA INDICA (GOA HERB) SEED BUTTER KOKUM BUTTER	0	100%	none identified
MANGIFERA INDICA (MANGO) SEED BUTTER MANGO BUTTER	0	100%	none identified
SHOREA ROBUSTA (SALTREE) SEED BUTTER SHOREA (SAL) BUTTER	0	100%	none identified
ILLIPE BUTTER (SHOREA STENOPTERA)	0	100%	none identified
PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) BUTTER	0	100%	none identified
BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER)	0	94%	none identified
OENOTHERA BIENNIS (EVENING PRIMROSE) OIL	0	94%	none identified
THEOBROMA CACAO (CACAO) SEED BUTTER COCOA BUTTER	0	94%	none identified
BEESWAX	0	93%	none identified
CELLULOSE	0	0%	innocuous
WATER	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 animal studies show tumor formation at high doses		TOCOPHEROL

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 metabolic effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED 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)
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		TOCOPHEROL, BEESWAX, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) BUTTER, ILLIPE BUTTER (SHOREA STENOPTERA), THEOBROMA CACAO (CACAO) SEED BUTTER, SHOREA ROBUSTA (SALTREE) SEED BUTTER, OENOTHERA BIENNIS (EVENING PRIMROSE) OIL, MANGIFERA INDICA (MANGO) SEED BUTTER, GARCINIA INDICA (GOA HERB) SEED BUTTER, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER)

Biochemical or cellular level changes*

*This table includes all possible biochemical or cellular level changes 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 biochemical changes at high doses where the human health implications are not yet well understood		SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL