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Welstar Better Now Healing Salve
Score
Data: Limited
Health ConcernLOW
Product Typesanti-itch / rash cream; diaper cream; scar treatment; wound treatment
Made byWelstar by Welstar
Data last updatedApril 2009
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Welstar Better Now Healing Salve

Health concerns of ingredients
About the ratings
Overall Hazardyes
Canceryes
Developmental & reproductive toxicityyes
Allergies & immunotoxicityyes
Use restrictionsyes
Other MODERATE concerns: Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive), Contamination concerns
Other LOW concerns: Data gaps

company policies

Compact for Safe CosmeticsChampion Status
Animal Testing PolicyThis company does not test on animals, according to its certification.

Label Information
Ingredients from packaging: Ingredients – Olive oil, beeswax, Aloe Vera oil, vitamin E, comfrey,calendula and love.
Directions from packaging:Use Better Now for chapped or cracked skin, wounds, scars, stretch marks,diaper rash and other irritations.

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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
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ingredients

 concerns score
TOCOPHEROL
VITAMIN E		Cancer, Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
Data: Fair
SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE (COMFREY)
(ORGANIC)		Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
Data: Limited
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) OIL
(ORGANIC)		Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Use restrictions
Data: Limited
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD) FLOWER
(ORGANIC)		None Identified
Data: Limited
OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL
(ORGANIC)		None Identified
Data: Fair
BEESWAX
(ORGANIC)		None Identified
Data: Limited


Cancer*

*Listed below are cancer concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.
type of concern product conditions ingredient(s)
One or more animal studies show tumor formation at high doses TOCOPHEROL

Developmental/reproductive toxicity*

*Listed below are developmental/reproductive toxicity concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.
type of concern product conditions ingredient(s)
One or more animal studies show any effects at moderate doses ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) OIL

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)*

*Listed below are organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.
type of concern product conditions ingredient(s)
Classified as a low human health priority OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful TOCOPHEROL, BEESWAX
Limited evidence of any toxicity SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE (COMFREY)

Data gaps*

*Listed below are data gaps concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.
type of concern product conditions ingredient(s)
Missing safety data noted by cosmetic industry review ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) OIL
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in product BEESWAX, TOCOPHEROL
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL, SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE (COMFREY)

Use restrictions*

*Listed below are use restrictions concerns for the ingredients used by this manufacturer, drawn from Skin Deep data sources. Some concerns may be specific to how a product is used or formulated; product scores reflect those variances.
type of concern product conditions ingredient(s)
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) OIL