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16 products
Brands
Shea Butter Market
Uses51 ingredients
Moisturizer7 products
Lip Balm3 products
Foot Moisturizer3 products
Hand Cream3 products
Facial Moisturizer / Treatment3 products
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Report for Shea Butter Market

Manufacturer: Shea Butter Market

Health concerns of ingredients
About the ratings
Overall Hazardyes
Canceryes
Developmental & reproductive toxicityyes
Allergies & immunotoxicityyes
Use restrictionsyes
Other MODERATE concerns: Miscellaneous
Other LOW concerns: Neurotoxicity, Endocrine disruption, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Multiple, additive exposure sources, Ecotoxicology, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Data gaps, Enhanced skin absorption, Contamination concerns, Occupational hazards, Biochemical or cellular level changes

company policies

Compact for Safe CosmeticsChampion Status
Animal Testing PolicyUNKNOWN: As of EWG's last review, this company is not certified by PETA or Leaping Bunny as not testing on animals.

About the ratings

EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any. Learn more | Legal Disclaimer

ingredients

products* concerns score
EMULSIFYING WAX4productsMiscellaneous
Data: Limited
TOCOPHERYL ACETATE1productsCancer, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Ecotoxicology, Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
Data: Fair
TITANIUM DIOXIDE1productsOrgan system toxicity (non-reproductive), Occupational hazards
Data: Good
ZINC OXIDE1productsDevelopmental/reproductive toxicity, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Ecotoxicology
Data: Good
CANANGA ODORATA (YLANG YLANG) OIL1productsMultiple, additive exposure sources, Use restrictions
Data: Limited
VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES (VETIVER) OIL1productsMultiple, additive exposure sources, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
Data: Limited
CANANGA ODORATA (YLANG YLANG)1productsUse restrictions
Data: Limited
ACRYLATES COPOLYMER1productsContamination concerns (METHACRYLIC ACID, ACRYLIC ACID, 2-ETHYLHEXYL ACRYLATE), Use restrictions
Data: Limited
CITRIC ACID5productsUse restrictions
Data: Good
CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (SWEET ORANGE) OIL2productsOrgan system toxicity (non-reproductive), Ecotoxicology
Data: Limited
MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (TEA TREE) LEAF OIL3productsEndocrine disruption, Allergies/immunotoxicity
Data: Limited
LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER) OIL4productsEndocrine disruption, Allergies/immunotoxicity
Data: Limited
STEARYL ALCOHOL1productsEcotoxicology, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
Data: Limited
SODIUM HYDROXIDE1productsOrgan system toxicity (non-reproductive), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
Data: Fair
STEARIC ACID3productsEcotoxicology
Data: Fair
MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL4productsEnhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions
Data: Fair
ACER SACCHARUM (SUGAR MAPLE) SYRUP1productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
CINNAMOMUM CASSIA (CINNAMON) OIL2productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
CITRUS PARADISI (GRAPEFRUIT) OIL1productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS (EUCALYPTUS) OIL2productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
OCTYL PALMITATE DIMETHICONE1productsNone Identified
Data: None
PALM STEARIC ACID2productsNone Identified
Data: None
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF EXTRACT4productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) OIL1productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
TOCOPHERYL POLYPEPTIDE4productsNone Identified
Data: None
VANILLA PLANIFOLIA (VANILLA) OIL1productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (GINGER)1productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (GINGER) OIL1productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
CITRUS MEDICA LIMONUM1productsNone Identified
Data: None
EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS1productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
HYDROGENATED GRAPESEED OIL2productsNone Identified
Data: None
SORBUS AUCUPARIA FRUIT EXTRACT4productsNone Identified
Data: None
CITRUS MEDICA LIMONUM (LEMON) OIL2productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
HONEY, MANUKA - MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (TEA TREE)1productsNone Identified
Data: None
ACACIA CATECHU BARK POWDER1productsNone Identified
Data: None
LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA1productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
CORN STARCH1productsNone Identified
Data: Fair
BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER)16productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL2productsNone Identified
Data: Fair
GLYCERIN4productsNone Identified
Data: Fair
OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL2productsNone Identified
Data: Fair
THEOBROMA CACAO (CACAO) SEED BUTTER1productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS FRUIT OIL1productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
BEESWAX7productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (AFRICAN OIL PALM) OIL1productsNone Identified
Data: Fair
GLYCERYL STEARATE SE1productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA)6productsNone Identified
Data: Limited
ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE) FLOWER EXTRACT1productsData gaps, Enhanced skin absorption
Data: Limited
HONEY3productsInnocuous
Data: Robust
SODIUM CHLORIDE1productsInnocuous
Data: Robust
WATER6productsInnocuous
Data: Robust

* Product counts only include current formulations sold by this company. The company may have other discontinued formulations that use this ingredient. Clicking on the link "X products" will identify all product formulations by this company that have used the ingredient.