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Data: Fair

Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf

Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

● CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF
● CAMELLIA SINENSIS (TEA PLANT) LEAF
● CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF
● GREEN TEA LEAF

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation


Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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exfoliant/scrub10 products
mask7 products
foundation6 products
lip balm with SPF5 products
bar soap3 products
facial moisturizer/treatment3 products
conditioner3 products
toners/astringents3 products
setting powder/spray2 products
baby lotion2 products
shampoo2 products
facial cleanser2 products
facial powder2 products
moisturizer2 products
daily use with SPF1 products
baby sunscreen1 products
bath oil/salts/soak1 products
lip balm1 products
CC cream1 products
around-eye cream1 products
baby soap1 products
recreational sunscreen1 products
serums & essences1 products
body oil1 products

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - anyOpen scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
any or allergies - weight of evidence unknown/unassessedOpen scientific literature

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
1620 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
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