Other Concerns
Use restrictions (low)SYNONYMS
Unacceptable
Unacceptable: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient
Extract from the leaves of Ginkgo biloba tree.
Common concerns
See how this product scores for common concerns.
-
MODERATECancer
-
LOWAllergies & Immunotoxicity
-
LOWDevelopmental and Reproductive Toxicity
-
LOWUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
- CONCERNS
- DATA SOURCES
Products with this Ingredient
recreational sunscreen | 24 products |
mask | 16 products |
serums & essences | 14 products |
facial moisturizer/treatment | 12 products |
around-eye cream | 10 products |
BB cream | 10 products |
exfoliant/scrub | 9 products |
hair treatment/serum | 8 products |
foundation | 7 products |
bronzer/highlighter | 7 products |
makeup primer | 6 products |
facial cleanser | 6 products |
shampoo | 5 products |
daily use with SPF | 5 products |
blush | 5 products |
sunless tanning | 4 products |
moisturizer | 4 products |
brow liner | 4 products |
conditioner | 4 products |
baby sunscreen | 3 products |
lip balm with SPF | 3 products |
toners/astringents | 3 products |
lip balm | 2 products |
facial powder | 2 products |
skin fading/lightener | 2 products |
makeup remover | 2 products |
concealer | 2 products |
setting powder/spray | 2 products |
fragrance for women | 1 products |
lipstick | 1 products |
body spray | 1 products |
bubble bath | 1 products |
antiperspirant/deodorant | 1 products |
bar soap | 1 products |
foot cleansing | 1 products |
foot odor control | 1 products |
foot moisturizer | 1 products |
anti-aging | 1 products |
bath oil/salts/soak | 1 products |
after shave | 1 products |
nail treatment | 1 products |
Cancer
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
---|---|
Limited evidence of carcinogenicity | Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - Carcinogens |
Allergies/immunotoxicity
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
---|---|
any or allergies - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed | Open scientific literature |
Use restrictions
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
---|---|
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - any | Open scientific literature |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
---|---|
3301 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
- IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer). 2008. Overall Evaluations of Carcinogenicity to Humans, as evaluated in IARC Monographs Volumes 1-99 (a total of 935 agents, mixtures and exposures).
- 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 SCORESHazard 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.
Data availability
The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.