Nature's Boundaries Little Lamb Soothing Milk & Honey Bath || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

NATURE'S BOUNDARIES LITTLE LAMB SOOTHING MILK & HONEY BATH

last updated: 04/01/09 brand: Nature's Boundaries by Nature's Boundaries

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

84%

data gap

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COMPANY POLICIES

Compact for Safe Cosmetics
Full Member Status: This company is up-to-date on all requirements of the Compact for Safe Cosmetics and meets minimum requirements for Full Member status. They are continuing to work toward fully substantiating the safety of their products as required in the next phase of the Compact.

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:

Ingredients from packaging: Full-fat milk powder*, goat milk powder, avena sativa (oat)*, sodium bicarbonate, honey powder*, marshmallow root*, mandarin oil*, vanilla oil *indicated organic

Directions from packaging: Dissolve 0.5-1 oz in baby’s tub. Gently splash over baby’s body avoiding the eyes.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
SODIUM BICARBONATE	2	80%	none identified
CITRUS NOBILIS (MANDARIN ORANGE) PEEL OIL MANDARIN OIL (ORGANIC)	1	94%	none identified
ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS (MARSHMALLOW) ROOT (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
AVENA SATIVA (OAT) (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
MILK POWDER (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
VANILLA PLANIFOLIA (VANILLA) OIL	0	100%	none identified
GOAT MILK POWDER	0	100%	none identified
HONEY (ORGANIC)	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 on mammalian cells show positive mutation results		SODIUM BICARBONATE

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 reproductive effects at moderate doses		SODIUM BICARBONATE

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		SODIUM BICARBONATE

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 broad systemic effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		SODIUM BICARBONATE

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 high doses		CITRUS NOBILIS (MANDARIN ORANGE) PEEL OIL
One or more animal studies show skin irritation at moderate doses		SODIUM BICARBONATE

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		CITRUS NOBILIS (MANDARIN ORANGE) PEEL OIL, GOAT MILK POWDER
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		SODIUM BICARBONATE
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		VANILLA PLANIFOLIA (VANILLA) OIL, MILK POWDER, AVENA SATIVA (OAT), ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS (MARSHMALLOW) ROOT

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		SODIUM BICARBONATE