Maia's Mineral Galaxy Jasmine Bloom || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

MAIA'S MINERAL GALAXY JASMINE BLOOM

last updated: 11/21/09 brand: Maia's Mineral Galaxy by Maia's Mineral Galaxy

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

81%

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.

alternate formulation

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)

Ingredients from packaging: Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Organic Avocado Oil, Organic Sweet Almond Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, Organic Beeswax, Virgin Coconut Oil, Olive Butter, Distilled Water & Borax

Directions from packaging: No Directions

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL VIRGIN COCONUT OIL (PLANT-DERIVED)	1	89%	none identified
OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL ORGANIC EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL (PLANT-DERIVED)	1	88%	Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL ORGANIC JOJOBA OIL (PLANT-DERIVED)	1	87%	none identified
PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL ORGANIC AVOCADO OIL (PLANT-DERIVED)	1	87%	Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) BUTTER (PLANT-DERIVED)	0	100%	none identified
XANTHAN GUM	0	94%	none identified
BEESWAX (ORGANIC)	0	93%	none identified
PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS (SWEET ALMOND) OIL ORGANIC SWEET ALMOND OIL (PLANT-DERIVED)	0	93%	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 in vitro tests non-mammalian cells show positive mutation results		OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) 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 sense organ effects at high doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)	products for use around the eyes, mouth, or lips	PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL
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
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

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
One or more animal studies show skin irritation at very low doses		PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) 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)
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		PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS (SWEET ALMOND) OIL, PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, BEESWAX
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		XANTHAN GUM, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) BUTTER, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL

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