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Data: Limited

Illite

Other Concerns


SYNONYMS

● ILLITE

Restricted

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


Illite refers to a group of clay sized micas that have a higher lattice water content and lowerpotassium content than mica.

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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foundation40 products
mask17 products
shampoo7 products
facial powder7 products
exfoliant/scrub7 products
eye shadow7 products
lipstick6 products
bar soap6 products
around-eye cream3 products
makeup primer3 products
body wash/cleanser3 products
lip balm3 products
bath oil/salts/soak3 products
facial cleanser3 products
toners/astringents2 products
concealer2 products
skin fading/lightener2 products
serums & essences2 products
blush2 products
lip gloss1 products
foot cleansing1 products
toothpaste1 products
hair treatment/serum1 products
facial moisturizer/treatment1 products
hair styling aide1 products

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
239 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • 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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