Miessence Almond Translucent Foundation (dark skin) || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

MIESSENCE ALMOND TRANSLUCENT FOUNDATION (DARK SKIN)

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

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

93%

data gap

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11% of foundations have lower concerns

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

Ingredients from packaging: organic aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, organic helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, zinc oxide, organic simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, organic butyrospermum parkii (shea) fruit butter, organic zea mays (corn starch), organic ethanol (sugar-cane), non-gmo lecithin, d-panthenol (pro-vitamin B5), citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) fruit extract, sclerotium rolfsii gum, iron oxides, organic lavandula angustifolia (lavender) essential oil, organic olea europaea (olive) leaf extract

Directions from packaging: Dab a little foundation on nose, forehead and chin and gently blend by smoothing out to cheeks and neck in a downward motion so you don't make the hairs on your face stand up.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
ZINC OXIDE (NON-NANO)	2	82%	Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards
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
PANTHENOL, D- d-panthenol (pro-vitamin B5)	2	88%	Multiple, additive exposure sources
IRON OXIDES	2	85%	Persistence and bioaccumulation, Enhanced skin absorption
LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER) ESSENTIAL OIL (ORGANIC)	1	97%	Endocrine disruption
ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH (ORGANIC)	1	83%	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
LECITHIN PHOSPHOLIPID non-gmo lecithin (NON-GMO)	0	100%	none identified
OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) LEAF EXTRACT (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
SCLEROTIUM GUM sclerotium rolfsii gum	0	100%	none identified
SAPONIFIED SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL organic simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) OIL organic helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil (ORGANIC)	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)
Cancer - limited evidence		ETHANOL
One or more in vitro tests on mammalian cells show positive mutation results		ZINC OXIDE (NON-NANO)

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 developmental effects at high doses		ZINC OXIDE (NON-NANO)
Limited evidence of reproductive toxicity		ETHANOL

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		ZINC OXIDE (NON-NANO)
nervous system - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed/unreview: published lit review or major tox study		ETHANOL

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)
Limited evidence of any disruption		LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER) ESSENTIAL OIL

Persistence and bioaccumulation*

*This table includes all possible persistence and bioaccumulation 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 suspected to be bioaccumulative		ETHANOL
Persistent, bioaccumulative in wildlife		ZINC OXIDE (NON-NANO)
Persistent, bioaccumulative in wildlife and humans		IRON OXIDES

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 classified as toxic effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		ZINC OXIDE (NON-NANO)
One or more animal studies show sense organ effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)	products for use around the eyes, mouth, or lips	PANTHENOL, D-
One or more animal studies show broad systemic effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH
One or more animal studies show sense organ effects at very low doses	products for use around the eyes, mouth, or lips	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		ZINC OXIDE (NON-NANO), ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH, IRON OXIDES, LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER) ESSENTIAL OIL
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available		ETHANOL, PANTHENOL, D-
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		ETHANOL

Ecotoxicology*

*This table includes all possible ecotoxicology 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 suspected to be an environmental toxin		ETHANOL
Wildlife and environmental toxicity		ZINC OXIDE (NON-NANO)

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		PANTHENOL, D-, ZINC OXIDE (NON-NANO), ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH
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		SAPONIFIED SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, PANTHENOL, D-, ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH, SCLEROTIUM GUM, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) LEAF EXTRACT, LECITHIN PHOSPHOLIPID, LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER) ESSENTIAL OIL, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) OIL, ETHANOL, 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
Allowed workplace exposures restricted to moderate doses		ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH
Allowed workplace exposures restricted to low doses		ZINC OXIDE (NON-NANO)

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