Best Bath Store Summer Citrus Bath Salts || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

BEST BATH STORE SUMMER CITRUS BATH SALTS

last updated: 03/31/08 brand: Best Bath Store by Best Bath Store LLC

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

80%

data gap

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41% of bath oil/salts/soaks have lower concerns
15% of moisturizers have lower concerns

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.

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: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

Ingredients from packaging: Fine Sea Salt, Ground Dead Sea Salt, Epsom Salt, Dendritic Salt, Baking Soda, Vegetable Glycerin, Ground Organic Botanicals, Essential Oil Blend.

Directions from packaging: Pour salts into bathtub under running warm water.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
SODIUM BICARBONATE	2	80%	none identified
VEGETABLE GLYCERIN	1	98%	Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
MINERAL SALTS	1	90%	none identified
CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL CITRUS SINENSIS (SWEET ORANGE) ESSENTIAL OIL	1	88%	Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA (LIME) ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
CITRUS MEDICA LIMONUM (LEMON) ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
CYMBOPOGON (LEMON GRASS) ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
DEAD SEA SALT	0	100%	none identified
CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
SEA SALT	0	0%	innocuous
SODIUM CHLORIDE	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 on mammalian cells show positive mutation results		SODIUM CHLORIDE
One or more animal studies show tumor formation at high doses		CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL
One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results		SODIUM BICARBONATE, 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 moderate doses		SODIUM BICARBONATE
One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at high doses		MINERAL SALTS
One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at low doses		SEA SALT

Neurotoxicity*

*This table includes all possible neurotoxicity 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 brain and nervous system effects at high doses		SODIUM BICARBONATE
One or more animal studies show brain and nervous system effects at moderate 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 cardiovascular effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		SODIUM BICARBONATE
Limited evidence of cardiovascular or blood toxicity		VEGETABLE GLYCERIN
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful		CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL

Ecotoxicology*

*This table includes all possible ecotoxicology 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)
Suspected to be an environmental toxin		CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) 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)
One or more animal studies show skin irritation at low doses		CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL
One or more animal studies show skin irritation at moderate doses		SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE
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)
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) 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		SODIUM BICARBONATE
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		CYMBOPOGON (LEMON GRASS) ESSENTIAL OIL, DEAD SEA SALT, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER, CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA (LIME) ESSENTIAL OIL, CITRUS MEDICA LIMONUM (LEMON) ESSENTIAL OIL, CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL

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		SODIUM BICARBONATE
One or more animal studies show biochemical changes at very low doses where the human health implications are not yet well understood		SEA SALT