Earth Mama Angel Baby Angel Baby Shampoo & Body Wash || Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews

EARTH MAMA ANGEL BABY ANGEL BABY SHAMPOO & BODY WASH

last updated: 06/28/07 brand: Earth Mama Angel Baby by Earth Mama Angel Baby

SCORE

low hazard (out of 10)

94%

data gap

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5% of body wash/cleansers have lower concerns
11% of baby shampoos 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 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), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

Ingredients from packaging: Saponified oils of Cocos nucifera (organic coconut) oil, Olea europaea (organic olive) oil, Butyrospermun parkii (organic shea) butter, kosher vegetable glycerin, Aloe barbadensis (organic aloe) leaf juice, Vanilla planifolia (organic vanilla) bean extract, Citrus sinensis (orange) oil, tocopherol (Vitamin E) 86.5% organic content

Directions from packaging: Angel Baby Shampoo & Body Wash is a gentle, real castile soap, pure and mild enough to cleanse even delicate baby skin and hair. Made with only organic and natural ingredients, free from artificial foaming agents and sulfates, with no artificial preservatives, dyes or fragrances. Just pure clean body wash for your pure clean baby! 86.5% organic content

Warnings from packaging: Mama wants you to know: this is not a no-tear formula and it has no anesthetizing ingredients. So use extra care around your angel babyâ€™s eyes! 86.5% organic content

user reviews & comments

anonymous 51921	"We LOVE this shampoo and body wash!!! The light fragrance of the essential oils is wonderful and it rinses VERY easily. Won't use anything else on my ..."	Read more.
Michelle S	"Sticky! I washed my son's hair with this and he seemed fine. However, it DOES sting the eyes- which makes it difficult with a baby! Also, my hair felt ..."	Read more.
anonymous 20431	"LOVE this product... very sudsy, smells fantastic (like a dreamsicle!), and it's the only product that doesn't cause my VERY sensitive daughter's skin ..."	Read more.

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ingredients

	score	data gap	concerns
VEGETABLE GLYCERIN	1	98%	Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL (ORGANIC)	1	89%	none identified
CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL	1	88%	Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL (ORGANIC)	1	88%	Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE EXTRACT (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
VANILLA PLANIFOLIA (VANILLA) BEAN (ORGANIC)	0	100%	none identified
BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER) (ORGANIC)	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 animal studies show tumor formation at high doses		CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL
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)
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful		CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) 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
Limited evidence of cardiovascular or blood toxicity		VEGETABLE GLYCERIN

Ecotoxicology*

*This table includes all possible ecotoxicology 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)
Suspected to be an environmental toxin		CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) 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		CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) 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)
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel		ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE EXTRACT, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER), CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL, VANILLA PLANIFOLIA (VANILLA) BEAN, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN