Miessence Bottom Cleansing Gel || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

MIESSENCE BOTTOM CLEANSING GEL

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

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

89%

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: organic aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, aqua (purified water), organic helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, yucca schidigera extract, sclerotium rolfsii 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: Shake before use. Dispense one or two pumps of cleanser onto nappy area and wipe gently with a soft damp cloth. Rinsing is not necessary, as long as nappy area has been cleaned properly.

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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
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE EXTRACT organic aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
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
SCLEROTIUM GUM sclerotium rolfsii gum	0	100%	none identified
YUCCA SCHIDIGERA (MOJAVE YUCCA) EXTRACT yucca schidigera extract	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 planifolia CO2 extract (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) OIL organic helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil (ORGANIC)	0	94%	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 liver 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, YUCCA SCHIDIGERA (MOJAVE YUCCA) EXTRACT, SCLEROTIUM GUM, MATRICARIA RECUTITA (GERMAN CHAMOMILE) EXTRACT, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) OIL, GUAR POWDER, CITRUS AURANTIUM (BITTER ORANGE), ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS (MARSHMALLOW) EXTRACT, ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE EXTRACT