Aubrey Organics Meal & Herbs Exfoliation Skin Care Bar || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

AUBREY ORGANICS MEAL & HERBS EXFOLIATION SKIN CARE BAR

last updated: 05/01/06 brand: Aubrey Organics by Aubrey Organics, Inc.

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

75%

data gap

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2% of bar soaps have lower concerns
3% of exfoliant/scrubs 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: Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption

Ingredients from packaging: PALM OIL, COCONUT FATTY ACIDS, PEANUT OIL, SHEA BUTTER, ALMOND MEAL, OATMEAL, WALNUT MEAL, COCONUT OIL, WATER, ALMOND ESSENTIAL OIL.

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"I haven't tried this product, but notice it has a lot of nut oils (including peanut). Should there be a notice for those with allergies? ..."

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL	1	89%	none identified
ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (AFRICAN OIL PALM) OIL	1	87%	none identified
ARACHIS HYPOGAEA (PEANUT) OIL	1	85%	Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Enhanced skin absorption
JUGLANS (WALNUT) MEAL	0	100%	none identified
PRUNUS DULCIS (ALMOND) ESSENTIAL OIL	0	100%	none identified
PRUNUS DULCIS (SWEET ALMOND) MEAL	0	100%	none identified
BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER)	0	94%	none identified
COCONUT ACID COCONUT FATTY ACIDS	0	93%	none identified
COLLOIDAL OATMEAL	0	0%	innocuous
WATER	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		ARACHIS HYPOGAEA (PEANUT) 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)
One or more animal studies show reproductive effects at high doses		ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (AFRICAN OIL PALM) 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

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		ARACHIS HYPOGAEA (PEANUT) 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		ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (AFRICAN OIL PALM) OIL, COCONUT ACID, ARACHIS HYPOGAEA (PEANUT) OIL
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		PRUNUS DULCIS (SWEET ALMOND) MEAL, PRUNUS DULCIS (ALMOND) ESSENTIAL OIL, JUGLANS (WALNUT) MEAL, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER)