Miessence Baby Cream Wash || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

MIESSENCE BABY CREAM WASH

last updated: 01/01/09 brand: Miessence by Organic and Natural Enterprise Group (ONE Group)

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

87%

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: Enhanced skin absorption

Ingredients from packaging: aqua (purified water), organic saponified cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, organic saponified olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, organic cyamopsis tetragonoloba (guar) gum, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) fruit extract, organic althea officinalis(marshmallow) root extract, organic matricaria recutita (chamomile) flower extract, organic calendula officinalis (marigold) flower extract, organic vanilla planifolia CO2 extract.

Directions from packaging: Pump a small amount of miessence Baby Cream Wash onto a soft washcloth and gently massage baby's skin with warm water and a loving touch. For best results, follow with miessence Baby Lotion after towel drying.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
MATRICARIA RECUTITA (GERMAN CHAMOMILE) EXTRACT organic matricaria recutita (chamomile) flower extract (ORGANIC)	1	80%	Enhanced skin absorption
ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS (MARSHMALLOW) EXTRACT organic althea officinalis (marshmallow) root extract (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
CITRUS AURANTIUM (BITTER ORANGE) citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) fruit extract	0	100%	none identified
GUAR POWDER organic cyamopsis tetragonoloba (guar) gum (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
SAPONIFIED COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL saponified organic cocos nucifera (coconut) oil (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
SAPONIFIED OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL saponified organic olive oil (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) EXTRACT organic calendula officinalis (marigold) flower C02 extract (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
VANILLA PLANIFOLIA BEAN EXTRACT organic vanilla planifolia extract (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
WATER (PURIFIED)	0	0%	innocuous

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 moderate doses		MATRICARIA RECUTITA (GERMAN CHAMOMILE) EXTRACT

Endocrine disruption*

*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		MATRICARIA RECUTITA (GERMAN CHAMOMILE) 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)		MATRICARIA RECUTITA (GERMAN CHAMOMILE) EXTRACT

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		MATRICARIA RECUTITA (GERMAN CHAMOMILE) EXTRACT

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		MATRICARIA RECUTITA (GERMAN CHAMOMILE) EXTRACT
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		VANILLA PLANIFOLIA BEAN EXTRACT, CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) EXTRACT, SAPONIFIED OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL, SAPONIFIED COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, MATRICARIA RECUTITA (GERMAN CHAMOMILE) EXTRACT, GUAR POWDER, CITRUS AURANTIUM (BITTER ORANGE), ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS (MARSHMALLOW) EXTRACT