Afterglow Cosmetics Organic Color Lock || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

AFTERGLOW COSMETICS ORGANIC COLOR LOCK

last updated: 05/28/09 brand: Afterglow Cosmetics by Afterglow Cosmetics, Inc.

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

72%

data gap

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6% of other eye makeups have lower concerns

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 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), Occupational hazards

Ingredients from packaging: aqua (purified water), fructose (organic), polysorbate 20, glycerin (vegetable), inulin, xanthan gum

Directions from packaging: Add a dot of Afterglow’s Organic Color Lock with any of Afterglow’s eye pigments to create an inky paste. Apply the serum/pigment mixture to the eye with an Afterglow vegan cosmetic brush.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
GLYCERIN (PLANT-DERIVED)	2	74%	Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards
FRUCTOSE (ORGANIC)	1	85%	none identified
POLYSORBATE-20 (PLANT-DERIVED)	1	84%	none identified
INULIN (PLANT-DERIVED)	0	94%	none identified
XANTHAN GUM (PLANT-DERIVED)	0	94%	none identified
WATER AQUA (DISTILLED)	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		GLYCERIN

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 high doses		POLYSORBATE-20
One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at moderate doses		GLYCERIN

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		GLYCERIN, FRUCTOSE

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)
One or more animal studies show endocrine system disruption at high doses		GLYCERIN

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 gastrointestinal effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		POLYSORBATE-20
One or more animal studies show blood effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		FRUCTOSE
One or more animal studies show kidney or renal system effects at very low doses		GLYCERIN

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		POLYSORBATE-20, GLYCERIN

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		POLYSORBATE-20
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		XANTHAN GUM, INULIN, GLYCERIN, FRUCTOSE

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 moderate doses		GLYCERIN

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 moderate doses where the human health implications are not yet well understood		FRUCTOSE
One or more animal studies show biochemical changes at high doses where the human health implications are not yet well understood		GLYCERIN