TheraNeem Herbal Mouthwash (2008 formulation)

Ingredient Concerns

Ingredient	Concerns	Score
EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLUS (CLOVE) BUD SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACT OF CLOVE BUD (organic)	Allergies/immunotoxicity, Use restrictions	Data: Limited
POTASSIUM SORBATE	Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)	Data: Limited
POLOXAMER 407	Data gaps, Ecotoxicology, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Persistence and bioaccumulation	Data: Limited
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) ORGANIC ALOE VERA (organic)	Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Use restrictions	Data: Limited
ANISE (organic)	None Identified	Data: Limited
MELIA AZADIRACHTA (NEEM)LEAF EXTRACT SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACT OF NEEM LEAF (organic)	None Identified	Data: Limited
MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) EXTRACT SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACT OF PEPPERMINT (organic)	None Identified	Data: Limited
MENTHA SPICATA (SPEARMINT) SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACT OF SPEARMINT (organic)	None Identified	Data: Limited
XYLITOL	None Identified	Data: Fair
THYMUS VULGARIS (THYME) LEAF WHITE THYME ESSENTIAL OIL (organic)	None Identified	Data: Limited
SORBITOL (vegetarian)	None Identified	Data: Fair
ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C)	Data gaps	Data: Fair
SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL VEGETARIAN GLYCERIN (vegetarian)	None Identified	Data: Limited
WATER (deionized)	Innocuous	Data: Robust

Animal Testing Policies

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Label Information

Ingredients from packaging:

Deionized Water, Sorbitol, Certified Organic Aloe Barbadensis Gel, Glycerin (vegetarian), Poloxamer 407, Supercritical extracts of Mentha piperita (Peppermint) Mentha viridis (Spearmint), Azadirachta indica (Neem) Leaf and Bark, Eugenia caryophyllus (Clove bud), Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), Xylitol, Potassium sorbate, Thymus serpyllum (White Thyme) essential oil.

Directions from packaging:

Rinse or gargle for 30 seconds with 1/2 capful twice daily, or as often as desired. Do not swallow. To maintain product integrity, please pour into the cap for each use.

Warnings from packaging:

N/A

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