Miessence Ancient Spice Roll On Deodorant || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

MIESSENCE ANCIENT SPICE ROLL ON DEODORANT

last updated: 10/01/08 brand: Miessence by Organic and Natural Enterprise Group (ONE Group)

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

97%

data gap

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COMPANY POLICIES

Compact for Safe Cosmetics
Non-compliant: This company has signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics and made progress toward compliance, but has not met all requirements: they have not yet fully listed all ingredients on product labels.

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:

Ingredients from packaging: organic aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, sodium bicarbonate, non-gmo xanthan gum, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) fruit extract, organic citrus bergamia (bergamot) essential oil, organic citrus aurantifolia (lime) essential oil, organic vanilla planifolia (vanilla) extract, boswellia carteri (frankincense) essential oil, organic cinnamomum zeylanicum (cinnamon) leaf essential oil, organic syzygium aromatica (clove) bud essential oil

Directions from packaging: Shake well before use, use as required.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
SODIUM BICARBONATE	2	80%	none identified
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE EXTRACT organic aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
CITRUS AURANTIUM (BITTER ORANGE) citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) fruit extract	0	100%	none identified
CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA (LIME) ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
SYZYGIUM AROMATICA (CLOVE BUD) ESSENTIAL OIL (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
BOSWELLIA CARTERI (FRANKINCENSE) ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) ESSENTIAL OIL organic citrus bergamia (bergamot) essential oil (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM (CINNAMON) LEAF OIL organic cinnamomum zeylanicum (cinnamon) leaf essential oil (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
VANILLA PLANIFOLIA BEAN EXTRACT organic vanilla planifolia extract (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
XANTHAN GUM (NON GMO)	0	94%	none identified

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 BICARBONATE

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

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

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 broad systemic effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		SODIUM BICARBONATE

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 moderate doses		SODIUM BICARBONATE

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		SODIUM BICARBONATE
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		VANILLA PLANIFOLIA BEAN EXTRACT, CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM (CINNAMON) LEAF OIL, CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA (BERGAMOT) ESSENTIAL OIL, BOSWELLIA CARTERI (FRANKINCENSE) ESSENTIAL OIL, XANTHAN GUM, SYZYGIUM AROMATICA (CLOVE BUD) ESSENTIAL OIL, CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA (LIME) ESSENTIAL OIL, CITRUS AURANTIUM (BITTER ORANGE), ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE EXTRACT

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