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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.
Ingredients in this product are linked to: | |
![]() | Cancer |
![]() | Developmental/reproductive toxicity |
![]() | Violations, restrictions & warnings |
![]() | Allergies/immunotoxicity |
![]() | Other concerns for ingredients used in this product: Neurotoxicity, Endocrine disruption, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Miscellaneous, Multiple, additive exposure sources, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption, Contamination concerns, Occupational hazards |
Ingredients from packaging: Permanent Color Gel: Water; Propylene Glycol; Ethanolamine; Hexylene Glycol; Soytrimonium Chloride; Ethoxydiglycol; C11-15 Pareth-9; Dilinoleic Acid; Fragrance; Cocamidopropyl Betaine; Oleic Acid; Ascorbic Acid; Prunus Serotina (Wild Cherry) Fruit Extract; Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract; Passiflora Incarnata Flower Extract; Papaver Rhoeas Extract; Viola Tricolor Extract; Rosa Canina Fruit Extract; Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Extract; Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein; Oleamide MIPA; PEG-150/Stearyl/SMDI Copolymer; C12-15 Pareth-3; Oleth-2; Oleth-10; Polysorbate 20; Sodium Sulfite; EDTA; 4-Amino-2-Hydroxytoluene; P-Phenylenediamine Sulfate; P-Aminophenol. Color Developing Creme: Water; Hydrogen Peroxide; Glyceryl Stearate; Cetearyl Alcohol; Emulsifying Wax; Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine; PEG-75 Lanolin; Ceteareth-20; Oleth-10; Oleth-2; Etidronic Acid; Simethicone. Color Seal Conditioner: Water; Cetearyl Alcohol; Behentrimonium Chloride; Cyclomethicone; Trimethylsilylamodimethicone; Oleyl Alcohol; Sodium Cocoamphopropionate; Panthenol; Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract; Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil; Tocopherol; Fragrance; Citric Acid; Disodium EDTA; Propylene Glycol; DMDM Hydantoin; Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate.
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| score | data gap | concerns | |
| P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE | 10 | 52% | Cancer, Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Violations, restrictions & warnings, Neurotoxicity, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards |
| DMDM HYDANTOIN | 7 | 71% | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Contamination concerns (FORMALDEHYDE) |
| P-AMINOPHENOL | 8 | 57% | Cancer, Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards |
| FRAGRANCE | 8 | 100% | Neurotoxicity, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Miscellaneous |
| CETEARETH-20 | 5 | 71% | Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption, Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE) |
| ETHANOLAMINE | 7 | 66% | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards |
| PEG-150/ STEARYL ALCOHOL/ SMDI COPOLYMER PEG-150/STEARYL/SMDI COPOLYMER | 4 | 76% | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE) |
| PEG-75 LANOLIN | 4 | 75% | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE) |
| HYDROGEN PEROXIDE | 3 | 65% | Neurotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards |
| IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE | 4 | 65% | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
| 4-AMINO-2-HYDROXYTOLUENE | 5 | 67% | Cancer, Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity |
| HEXYLENE GLYCOL | 4 | 67% | Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
| COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE | 5 | 63% | Allergies/immunotoxicity, Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES) |
| OLETH-10 | 3 | 87% | Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE) |
| OLETH-2 | 3 | 87% | Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE) |
| PROPYLENE GLYCOL | 4 | 60% | Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption |
| SODIUM SULFITE | 3 | 87% | Neurotoxicity, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
| DISODIUM EDTA | 3 | 78% | Neurotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Enhanced skin absorption |
| EDTA | 3 | 78% | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption |
| CITRIC ACID | 2 | 72% | Violations, restrictions & warnings |
| PANTHENOL | 2 | 88% | Multiple, additive exposure sources |
| TOCOPHEROL | 2 | 87% | Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE) |
| CYCLOMETHICONE | 2 | 83% | Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
| ETHOXYDIGLYCOL | 2 | 82% | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
| OLEIC ACID | 1 | 82% | Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
| ETIDRONIC ACID | 2 | 79% | Endocrine disruption, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
| THYMUS VULGARIS (COMMON THYME) EXTRACT THYMUS VULGARIS (THYME) EXTRACT | 1 | 100% | Multiple, additive exposure sources |
| BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE | 0 | 94% | none identified |
| DILINOLEIC ACID | 0 | 94% | none identified |
| OLEAMIDE MIPA | 0 | 94% | none identified |
| STEARAMIDOPROPYL DIMETHYLAMINE | 0 | 94% | none identified |
| SOYTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE | 0 | 94% | none identified |
| CETEARYL ALCOHOL | 0 | 93% | none identified |
| ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C) | 1 | 91% | none identified |
| TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) GERM OIL | 1 | 90% | none identified |
| GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE GLYCERYL STEARATE | 1 | 88% | none identified |
| C11-15 PARETH-9 | 1 | 88% | none identified |
| OLEYL ALCOHOL | 1 | 87% | Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) |
| C12-15 PARETH-3 | 1 | 86% | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
| POLYSORBATE-20 | 1 | 84% | none identified |
| EMULSIFYING WAX | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA (ROSELLE) FLOWER EXTRACT HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA FLOWER EXTRACT | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| PAPAVER RHOEAS (CORN POPPY) EXTRACT PAPAVER RHOEAS EXTRACT | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| PASSIFLORA INCARNATA (MAYPOPS) FLOWER EXTRACT PASSIFLORA INCARNATA FLOWER EXTRACT | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| ROSA CANINA (DOG ROSE) FRUIT EXTRACT ROSA CANINA FRUIT EXTRACT | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| SIMETHICONE | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED EXTRACT | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| TRIMETHYLSILYLAMODIMETHICONE | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| WILD PANSY EXTRACT VIOLA TRICOLOR EXTRACT | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| PRUNUS SEROTINA (WILD CHERRY) FRUIT EXTRACT | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| SODIUM COCOAMPHOPROPIONATE | 0 | 99% | none identified |
| WATER | 0 | 0% | innocuous |
*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 | TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) GERM OIL, ETHOXYDIGLYCOL | |
| One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results | TOCOPHEROL, SODIUM SULFITE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, OLEIC ACID, ETHANOLAMINE, EDTA, DISODIUM EDTA, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C) | |
| Cancer - limited evidence | 4-AMINO-2-HYDROXYTOLUENE | |
| Mutagen - limited evidence | P-AMINOPHENOL | |
| Cancer - not classifiable/not likely to be human carcinogen | HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE |
*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 | POLYSORBATE-20, ETHOXYDIGLYCOL, ETHANOLAMINE, EDTA, DISODIUM EDTA | |
| One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at moderate doses | PROPYLENE GLYCOL, P-AMINOPHENOL, ETIDRONIC ACID | |
| Human nervous system toxicant - moderate evidence | P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE |
*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 | PEG-75 LANOLIN, PEG-150/ STEARYL ALCOHOL/ SMDI COPOLYMER, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, ETHANOLAMINE, IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE, P-AMINOPHENOL, P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE, CETEARETH-20, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE | |
| Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Product type restrictions or differences noted in safety assessment by industry panel | P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE | |
| Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - any | 4-AMINO-2-HYDROXYTOLUENE | |
| Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Product type restrictions or differences noted in safety assessment by industry panel | P-AMINOPHENOL, 4-AMINO-2-HYDROXYTOLUENE | |
| Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Use is restricted in Canadian cosmetics | CITRIC ACID, P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE, IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE, DMDM HYDANTOIN, IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE | |
| Violation of industry recommendations - Restricted in cosmetics; use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Unsafe in products left on skin and not rinsed off | products that are intended to be left on the skin | ETHANOLAMINE |
| Restricted in cosmetics (recommendations or requirements) - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Japan - prohibited for use in some types of cosmetics | DMDM HYDANTOIN |
*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) |
| nervous system - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed/unreview: published lit review or major tox study | HEXYLENE GLYCOL | |
| One or more animal studies show brain and nervous system effects at high doses | PROPYLENE GLYCOL, C12-15 PARETH-3, ETHOXYDIGLYCOL, 4-AMINO-2-HYDROXYTOLUENE | |
| One or more animal studies show brain and nervous system effects at moderate doses | OLEIC ACID, P-AMINOPHENOL, ETIDRONIC ACID, EDTA, ETHANOLAMINE, CETEARETH-20 | |
| One or more animal studies show brain and nervous system effects at low doses | SODIUM SULFITE, DISODIUM EDTA | |
| Moderate evidence of human neurotoxicity | FRAGRANCE | |
| One or more animal studies show brain and nervous system effects at very low doses | HYDROGEN PEROXIDE | |
| Strong evidence of human neurotoxicity | P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE |
*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 | P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, DISODIUM EDTA, 4-AMINO-2-HYDROXYTOLUENE | |
| One or more studies show endocrine system disruption at low doses | ETIDRONIC ACID |
*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) |
| Human immune system toxicant - moderate evidence | SODIUM SULFITE | |
| Limited evidence of skin and immune system toxicity | PROPYLENE GLYCOL | |
| Human skin toxicant - strong evidence | ETHANOLAMINE, 4-AMINO-2-HYDROXYTOLUENE, IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE | |
| Known human immune system toxicant | P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE, P-AMINOPHENOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, DMDM HYDANTOIN, FRAGRANCE, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE |
*This table includes all possible persistence and bioaccumulation 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 suspected to be bioaccumulative | EDTA | |
| Not suspected to be persistent | C12-15 PARETH-3 | |
| Persistent, bioaccumulative in wildlife | CYCLOMETHICONE |
*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) |
| Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful | C12-15 PARETH-3 | |
| One or more animal studies show metabolic effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient) | PROPYLENE GLYCOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, CYCLOMETHICONE, POLYSORBATE-20, C11-15 PARETH-9, PANTHENOL | |
| One or more animal studies show liver effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient) | CETEARETH-20, OLETH-2, OLETH-10, OLEIC ACID, GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE, DMDM HYDANTOIN, 4-AMINO-2-HYDROXYTOLUENE, CITRIC ACID | |
| Limited evidence of sense organ toxicity | PEG-75 LANOLIN, PEG-150/ STEARYL ALCOHOL/ SMDI COPOLYMER, IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE, ETHOXYDIGLYCOL | |
| One or more animal studies show broad systemic effects at low doses | EDTA, DISODIUM EDTA | |
| One or more animal studies show gastrointestinal effects at very low doses | HYDROGEN PEROXIDE | |
| Possible human immune system toxicant | SODIUM SULFITE, P-AMINOPHENOL, ETHANOLAMINE | |
| Known human respiratory toxicant | P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE | |
| One or more animal studies show blood effects at low doses | ETIDRONIC ACID |
*This table includes all possible miscellaneous 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) |
| Occupational hazards related to handling | HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, ETHANOLAMINE | |
| Ingredient not fully labeled - identity unknown | FRAGRANCE |
*This table includes all possible multiple, additive exposure sources 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) |
| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | PRUNUS SEROTINA (WILD CHERRY) FRUIT EXTRACT, PEG-75 LANOLIN, TOCOPHEROL, THYMUS VULGARIS (COMMON THYME) EXTRACT, SODIUM SULFITE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, POLYSORBATE-20, PEG-150/ STEARYL ALCOHOL/ SMDI COPOLYMER, OLEIC ACID, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE, ETIDRONIC ACID, ETHOXYDIGLYCOL, ETHANOLAMINE, DISODIUM EDTA, CITRIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C) | |
| Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available | THYMUS VULGARIS (COMMON THYME) EXTRACT, PANTHENOL |
*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 | C12-15 PARETH-3 | |
| Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | EDTA | |
| Suspected to be an environmental toxin | CYCLOMETHICONE | |
| Wildlife and environmental toxicity | P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE, P-AMINOPHENOL |
*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 high doses | C12-15 PARETH-3, SODIUM SULFITE, IODOPROPYNYL BUTYLCARBAMATE, 4-AMINO-2-HYDROXYTOLUENE | |
| One or more animal studies show skin irritation at moderate doses | TRITICUM VULGARE (WHEAT) GERM OIL, C11-15 PARETH-9, POLYSORBATE-20, P-AMINOPHENOL, ETHOXYDIGLYCOL, CYCLOMETHICONE | |
| One or more animal studies show skin irritation at low doses | OLETH-2 | |
| One or more animal studies show skin irritation at moderate doses | CITRIC ACID | |
| One or more animal studies show skin irritation at low doses | OLETH-10, OLEIC ACID | |
| Human any irritant - strong evidence | products for use around the eyes, on the skin, or may be aerosolized (airborne) | OLEYL ALCOHOL |
| Human skin irritant - moderate evidence | ETHANOLAMINE, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE | |
| One or more animal studies show skin irritation at low doses | CETEARETH-20 | |
| Human any irritant - strong evidence | products for use around the eyes, on the skin, or may be aerosolized (airborne) | DMDM HYDANTOIN |
| Classified as skin irritant | PROPYLENE GLYCOL, P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, EDTA |
*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.
*This table includes all possible occupational hazards 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) |
| Allowed workplace exposures restricted to very low doses | P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE | |
| Allowed workplace exposures restricted to low doses | ETHANOLAMINE, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, P-AMINOPHENOL |
*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 moderate doses where the human health implications are not yet well understood | ETIDRONIC ACID, P-AMINOPHENOL | |
| One or more animal studies show biochemical changes at high doses where the human health implications are not yet well understood | CITRIC ACID, CYCLOMETHICONE, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL |
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