Miessence Belly & Breast Balm || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

MIESSENCE BELLY & BREAST BALM

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: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Multiple, additive exposure sources, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption, Occupational hazards

Ingredients from packaging: aqua (purified water), organic aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, organic persea gratissima (avocado) fruit oil, organic rosa rubiginosa (rosehip) seed oil, organic butyrospermum parkii (shea) fruit butter, organic calophyllum inophyllum (tamanu) nut oil, organic sugar-cane ethanol, sclerotium rolfsii gum, organic citrus reticulata (mandarin) essential oil, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) fruit extract, non-gmo lecithin, organic rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, organic pogostemon cablin (patchouli) essential oil, organic olea europaea (olive) juice extract, non-gmo xanthan gum, daucus carota (carrot) CO2 seed extract, organic pelargonium graveolens (geranium) essential oil, organic calendula officinalis (marigold) CO2 flower extract

Directions from packaging: Massage into breasts and all over the belly, then around to the buttocks and upper thighs. Love, honour and appreciate your expanding body! Your baby will enjoy the gentle touch too.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
ETHANOL (ORGANIC)	5	74%	Cancer, Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Multiple, additive exposure sources, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption, Occupational hazards
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE EXTRACT organic aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER) FRUIT organic butyrospermum parkii (shea) fruit butter (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
CITRUS AURANTIUM (BITTER ORANGE) citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) fruit extract	0	100%	none identified
DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA (CARROT) ESSENTIAL OIL daucus carota (carrot) CO2 extract	0	100%	none identified
LECITHIN PHOSPHOLIPID non-gmo lecithin (NON-GMO)	0	100%	none identified
OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) LEAF EXTRACT (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS (GERANIUM) OIL organic pelargonium graveolens (geranium) essential oil (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) FRUIT OIL (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
POGOSTEMON CABLIN (PATCHOULI) ESSENTIAL OIL (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF EXTRACT organic rosemary (rosmarinus officinalis) CO2 extract (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
SCLEROTIUM GUM sclerotium rolfsii gum	0	100%	none identified
ROSA RUBIGINOSA SEED OIL organic rosa rubiginosa (rosehip) seed oil (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
CITRUS RETICULATA (MANDARIN) ESSENTIAL OIL organic citrus reticulata (mandarin) essential oi (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) EXTRACT organic calendula officinalis (marigold) flower C02 extract (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
XANTHAN GUM (NON GMO)	0	94%	none identified
WATER (PURIFIED)	0	0%	innocuous

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)
Cancer - limited evidence		ETHANOL

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)
Limited evidence of reproductive toxicity		ETHANOL

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 gastrointestinal or liver toxicity		ETHANOL

Multiple, additive exposure sources*

*This table includes all possible multiple, additive exposure sources 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)
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		XANTHAN GUM, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF EXTRACT, ETHANOL
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available		ETHANOL

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 low doses		ETHANOL

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)
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) EXTRACT, CITRUS RETICULATA (MANDARIN) ESSENTIAL OIL, ROSA RUBIGINOSA SEED OIL, XANTHAN GUM, SCLEROTIUM GUM, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF EXTRACT, POGOSTEMON CABLIN (PATCHOULI) ESSENTIAL OIL, PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) FRUIT OIL, PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS (GERANIUM) OIL, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) LEAF EXTRACT, LECITHIN PHOSPHOLIPID, ETHANOL, DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA (CARROT) ESSENTIAL OIL, CITRUS AURANTIUM (BITTER ORANGE), BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER) FRUIT, ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE EXTRACT

Occupational hazards*

*This table includes all possible occupational hazards 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)
Allowed workplace exposures restricted to high doses		ETHANOL

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		ETHANOL