GARDEN OF EVE SKIN CARE LIGHT AND LOVELY FOR HAND & BODY - NO SCENT
last updated: 09/20/08 brand: Garden of Eve Skin Care by Garden of Eve
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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: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
Ingredients from packaging: Disilled water; certified organic cocos nucifera (coconut oil); organic sesame oil; organic almond oil; kukui nut oil; plant emulsifying wax (NF); cera alba (beeswax); vegetable glycerin; gluconolactone and sodium benzoate (geogard ultra).
Directions from packaging: Apply to hands and body as often as desired. Safe for expectant mothers.
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ingredients
| score | data gap | concerns | |
| VEGETABLE GLYCERIN (PLANT-DERIVED) | 1 | 98% | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
| GEOGARD ULTRA (PRESERVATIVE) | 1 | 75% | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) |
| COCONUT (ORGANIC) | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| EMULSIFYING WAX (NF) | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME) SEED (ORGANIC) | 0 | 100% | none identified |
| ALEURITES MOLUCCANA (KUKUI) SEED OIL KUKUI NUT OIL (ORGANIC) | 0 | 94% | none identified |
| BEESWAX (ORGANIC) | 0 | 93% | none identified |
| PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS (SWEET ALMOND) OIL (ORGANIC) | 0 | 93% | none identified |
| WATER (DISTILLED) | 0 | 0% | innocuous |
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) |
| Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications | GEOGARD ULTRA |
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) |
| Limited evidence of sense organ toxicity | GEOGARD ULTRA, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN |
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 | PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS (SWEET ALMOND) OIL, BEESWAX | |
| Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel | VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, COCONUT, EMULSIFYING WAX, SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME) SEED, ALEURITES MOLUCCANA (KUKUI) SEED OIL |
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