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Data: Fair

Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Extract

Other Concerns


SYNONYMS

● ALFALFA EXTRACT
● ALFALFA EXTRACT (MEDICAGO SATIVA L.)
● ALFALFA, EXT.
● EXTRACT OF ALFALFA
● EXTRACT OF MEDICAGO SATIVA
● LUCERNE EXTRACT
● MEDICAGO SATIVA (ALFALFA) EXTRACT
● MEDICAGO SATIVA EXTRACT
● PURPLE MEDICK EXTRACT

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


Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Extract is an extract of the alfalfa, Medicago sativa.

Common concerns

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  • 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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around-eye cream15 products
facial moisturizer/treatment14 products
serums & essences10 products
facial cleanser8 products
moisturizer7 products
mask6 products
daily use with SPF3 products
body wash/cleanser3 products
conditioner2 products
makeup primer2 products
exfoliant/scrub1 products
body firming lotion1 products
hair treatment/serum1 products
lip balm1 products
nail treatment1 products
setting powder/spray1 products
bronzer/highlighter1 products
shampoo1 products

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Food Additive Status
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Everything Added to Food

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
3863 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
  • FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

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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

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