Meadowlake Farm Honeybee Products LLC Sweet Wildflower Honey Cleanser || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

MEADOWLAKE FARM HONEYBEE PRODUCTS LLC SWEET WILDFLOWER HONEY CLEANSER

last updated: 02/17/09 brand: Meadowlake Farm Honeybee Products LLC by Meadowlake Farm Honeybee Products LLC

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

88%

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 may not meet all requirements: this company has not provided the Campaign with information needed to assess if all required product and ingredient information has been provided.

Animal Testing Policy
This company's animal testing policy is unknown.

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: Multiple, additive exposure sources, Contamination concerns

Ingredients from packaging: organic raw honey, witch hazel, filtered well water, jojoba oil; one or more of the following:* apricot kernel, sunflower and grape seed oil(s); organic grapefruit seed extract and the organic essential oils of grapefruit, lemon, orange and geranium

Directions from packaging: At night, gently massage some cleanser into facial skin for several moments in a circular motion allowing it to penetrate. Rinse afterwards and pat with a soft cloth.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
CITRUS GRANDIS (GRAPEFRUIT) SEED EXTRACT	4	100%	Multiple, additive exposure sources, Contamination concerns (BENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE, METHYLPARABEN, TRICLOSAN)
HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA (WITCH HAZEL)	1	97%	none identified
SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL JOJOBA OIL	1	87%	none identified
ORANGE	0	100%	none identified
PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS (GERANIUM)	0	100%	none identified
CITRUS GRANDIS (GRAPEFRUIT)	0	100%	none identified
LEMON	0	100%	none identified
HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) OIL	0	94%	none identified
PRUNUS ARMENIACA (APRICOT) KERNEL OIL	0	94%	none identified
VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED OIL	0	94%	none identified
HONEY	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)
One or more in vitro tests non-mammalian cells show positive mutation results		HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA (WITCH HAZEL)

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 kidney or renal system effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL

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		CITRUS GRANDIS (GRAPEFRUIT), PRUNUS ARMENIACA (APRICOT) KERNEL OIL, PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS (GERANIUM)
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available		CITRUS GRANDIS (GRAPEFRUIT) SEED 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		SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		LEMON, CITRUS GRANDIS (GRAPEFRUIT), VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED OIL, PRUNUS ARMENIACA (APRICOT) KERNEL OIL, PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS (GERANIUM), ORANGE, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) OIL, HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA (WITCH HAZEL), CITRUS GRANDIS (GRAPEFRUIT) SEED 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		SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL