Abbey St. Clare Rice & OLIVES Deep Cleansing Serum and Facial Serum || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

ABBEY ST. CLARE RICE & OLIVES DEEP CLEANSING SERUM AND FACIAL SERUM

last updated: 04/30/09 brand: Abbey St. Clare by Abbey St. Clare/Harrington House, Ltd

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

91%

data gap

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15% of eye makeup removers have lower concerns
12% of facial cleansers 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 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: Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption, Contamination concerns

Ingredients from packaging: Oryza sativa (Rice Bran) Oil, Organic Olea europaea (Olive) Oil, Organic Rosa mosqueta (Rosehip Seed) Oil, Vitis vinifera (Grapeseed) Oil, Cocos nucifera (Fractionated Coconut) Oil, Organic Sclerocarya birrea (Marula) Oil, Oenothera biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Ricinus communis (Castor) Oil, Borago officinalis (Borage Oil), Vitamin E Tocotrienol, Organic Hippophae rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn Berry) EO, Boswellia carterii (Frankincense) EO, and other selected essential oils.

Directions from packaging: Use once or twice daily. Moisten face with water. Massage serum in a circular motion over a closed eye, using a soft touch. The oil will swiftly melt away eye shadow and mascara. Use a moistened face cloth or cotton pad to gently wipe eye area clean. Repeat if necessary. Massage a liberal amount into the rest of your face and neck using gentle circular motions for sixty seconds to provide deep cleansing action. Remove thoroughly with a wet facecloth. Follow with a toner and treatments. Anti-aging oils make this excellent as a facial oil after cleansing for dry or sun damaged skin, or wrinkles. Apply liberally to face and neck after using toner. Apply additional treatment cream if desired. Let the actives absorb into the skin overnight. This also makes a very effective facial massage oil.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) BRAN OIL	4	74%	Contamination concerns (GOSSYPOL, HEAVY METALS, ORGANOCHLORINES, PESTICIDES)
CASTOR OIL RICINUS COMMUNIS OIL	2	80%	Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption
COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL COCOS NUCIFERA (FRACTIONATED COCONUT) OIL	1	89%	none identified
OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL	1	88%	Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
BORAGO OFFICINALIS (BORAGE) OIL	0	100%	none identified
SCLEROCARYA BIRREA OIL SCLEROCARYA BIRREA (MARULA) OIL	0	100%	none identified
BOSWELLIA CARTERI (FRANKINCENSE) ESSENTIAL OIL BOSWELLIA CARTERII (FRANKINCENSE) ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
OENOTHERA BIENNIS (EVENING PRIMROSE) OIL	0	94%	none identified
VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED OIL	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)
One or more in vitro tests non-mammalian cells show positive mutation results		OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL

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		CASTOR OIL

Violations, restrictions & warnings*

*This table includes all possible violations, restrictions & warnings 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)
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Restrictions on impurities recommended by industry safety panel		ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) BRAN OIL

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)		COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL
One or more animal studies show broad systemic effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL

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		OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL
Human any irritant - strong evidence	products for use around the eyes, on the skin, or may be aerosolized (airborne)	CASTOR OIL

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)
Safety assessment was based on related chemical		CASTOR OIL
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		ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) BRAN OIL, CASTOR OIL
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		BOSWELLIA CARTERI (FRANKINCENSE) ESSENTIAL OIL, SCLEROCARYA BIRREA OIL, VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED OIL, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL, OENOTHERA BIENNIS (EVENING PRIMROSE) OIL, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, BORAGO OFFICINALIS (BORAGE) OIL