Dingo Baby Shampoo & Baby Wash || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

DINGO BABY SHAMPOO & BABY WASH

last updated: 06/22/09 brand: Dingo Baby by Dancing Dingo Luxury Soap

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

82%

data gap

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17% of baby shampoos have lower concerns
27% of baby soaps 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: Endocrine disruption, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Contamination concerns, Occupational hazards

Ingredients from packaging: purified water,sodium lauryl Sulfoacetate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocoamidopropyl betaine, polysorbate-60, hydrolyzed wheat protein, pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, glycerin, comfrey root extract, sodium hydroxymethylglycinate (natural preservative), pure lavender essential oil

Directions from packaging: Wet baby's hair & body with warm water. Gently wash and rinse thoroughly. Follow with Dingo Baby Lotion or Massage Oil.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE	3	94%	Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE)
SODIUM HYDROXYMETHYLGLYCINATE	2	100%	Contamination concerns (FORMALDEHYDE)
GLYCERIN	2	74%	Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards
LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER) ESSENTIAL OIL	1	97%	Endocrine disruption
HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN	1	95%	Allergies/immunotoxicity
SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE (COMFREY)	1	95%	Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
SODIUM LAURYL SULFOACETATE	1	85%	Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
POLYSORBATE-60	1	81%	none identified
PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRASTEARATE	0	94%	none identified
WATER (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 animal studies show tumor formation at high doses		POLYSORBATE-60
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 moderate doses		GLYCERIN
One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at high doses		POLYSORBATE-60

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 LAURYL SULFOACETATE, GLYCERIN

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

Allergies/immunotoxicity*

*This table includes all possible allergies/immunotoxicity 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 human case studies show possible skin allergy effects		HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN

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 moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)		SODIUM LAURYL SULFOACETATE, POLYSORBATE-60
One or more animal studies show kidney or renal system effects at very low doses		GLYCERIN
Limited evidence of any toxicity		SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE (COMFREY)

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		SODIUM LAURYL SULFOACETATE
One or more animal studies show skin irritation at moderate doses		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		SODIUM LAURYL SULFOACETATE, POLYSORBATE-60
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE (COMFREY), SODIUM HYDROXYMETHYLGLYCINATE, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRASTEARATE, LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER) ESSENTIAL OIL, HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN, DISODIUM LAURETH SULFOSUCCINATE, GLYCERIN

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 high doses where the human health implications are not yet well understood		GLYCERIN