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Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel)

Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low) and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA
● HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA (WITCH HAZEL)
● WITCH HAZEL

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.


Unspecified preparation of the witch hazel, Hamamelis virginiana.

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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toners/astringents47 products
serums & essences23 products
bath oil/salts/soak14 products
facial moisturizer/treatment14 products
facial cleanser11 products
mask9 products
foundation6 products
antiperspirant/deodorant6 products
body spray4 products
moisturizer3 products
hand sanitizer3 products
bar soap2 products
setting powder/spray2 products
shaving cream (men's)2 products
anti-aging2 products
exfoliant/scrub2 products
hair treatment/serum2 products
shaving cream2 products
hair spray2 products
hair styling aide2 products
after sun product2 products
lip plumper1 products
baby wipes1 products
hair color and bleaching1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)1 products
muscle/joint soreness1 products
around-eye cream1 products
polish remover1 products
makeup remover1 products
makeup removing wipes1 products

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

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

Use restrictions

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

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
77 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.

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