Baby Organic Conditioning Coconut Shampoo & Body Wash || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

BABY ORGANIC CONDITIONING COCONUT SHAMPOO & BODY WASH

last updated: 08/20/08 brand: Baby Organic by Nature's Paradise

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

93%

data gap

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26% of baby shampoos have lower concerns
35% of baby soaps have lower concerns

COMPANY POLICIES

Compact for Safe Cosmetics
New Signer: This company has recently signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics and is working toward compliance.

Animal Testing Policy
This company's animal testing policy is unknown.

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:

Ingredients from packaging: Organic Green Tea, Organic Coconut Oil Soap, Organic Coconut Extract, Organic Jojoba Oil, Organic Apple Cider Extract.

Directions from packaging: Pump generous amount onto hand and gently massage onto baby's head and body. Rinse Well. We do not add chemicals to numb the eyes so this is not a Tear free soap.

user reviews & comments

	safemommyforever		"EXCELLENT Shampoo!!! I have been using their 2in1 foaming shampoo which I love, but thought I would try their new shampoo out since it is more conditi ..."	Read more.
	anonymous 51801		"I Love this shampoo, for so many reasons, its USDA Organic, its Vegan, it smells AMAZING like being in Hawaii, it has a convenient foaming pump which ..."	Read more.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT (ORGANIC)	2	76%	Violations, restrictions & warnings
SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL JOJOBA OIL. (ORGANIC)	1	87%	none identified
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) EXTRACT (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
SAPONIFIED COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL COCONUT OIL SOAP (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified

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)
Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Fragrance subject to restrictions: safe only within recommended use or concentration limitsn)		CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT

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		SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		SAPONIFIED COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) EXTRACT, CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

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