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Score:
Data available:
 
Limited
Data last updated:
January 2009

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Botanical Earth Shea Butter Soap (2009 formulation)

Ingredient Concerns:
Overall Hazard
 
 
Cancer
 
 
Developmental &
reproductive toxicity
 
 
Allergies & immunotoxicity
 
 
Use restrictions
 
 
Other HIGH concerns: Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs); Other LOW concerns: Enhanced skin absorption, Data gaps

Ingredient Concerns

Ingredient Concerns Score
SODIUM HYDROXIDE
SODUIM HYDROXIDE
Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Use restrictions The product manufacturer has listed sodium hydroxide on the product label or has informed Skin Deep's research team that it is used to make the product. In a properly manufactured soap, this common raw ingredient completely reacts with oils; none remains in the product. Therefore, the hazards associated with sodium hydroxide are not considered relevant for this product.
SAPONIFIED CASTOR OIL
[product of sodium hydroxide and CASTOR (RICINUS COMMUNIS) OIL]
Enhanced skin absorption, Data gaps, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
Data: Fair
BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER) FRUIT
UNREFINED ORGANIC SHEA (BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII FRUIT) BUTTER
None Identified
Data: Limited
OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) SEED OIL
ORGANIC OLIVE (OLEA EUROPAEA) OIL
None Identified
Data: Limited
SODIUM COCOATE
[product of sodium hydroxide and ORGANIC COCONUT (COCOS NUCIFERA) OIL]
None Identified
Data: Fair
SAPONIFIED GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) OIL
[product of sodium hydroxide and ORGANIC SOY ( GLYCINE SOJA) BEAN OIL]
None Identified
Data: Fair
SAPONIFIED PRUNUS DULCIS (ALMOND) OIL
[product of sodium hydroxide and ORGANIC SWEET ALMOND (PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS ) OIL]
None Identified
Data: Limited
WATERInnocuous
Data: Robust


About the ratings

EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any. Learn more | Legal Disclaimer