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Data: Limited
Health ConcernLOW
Product Typesbath oil / salts / soak; pain relief
Made byMotherlove Herbal Company by Motherlove Herbal Company
Data last updatedMay 2011
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Report for Motherlove Herbal Company | Motherlove Herbal Company | Motherlove Herbal Company Sitz Bath

Motherlove Herbal Company Sitz Bath

Health concerns of ingredients
About the ratings
Overall Hazardyes
Canceryes
Developmental & reproductive toxicityyes
Allergies & immunotoxicityyes
Use restrictionsyes
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: Sea salt, witch hazel leaf, yarrow, and uva ursi.
Directions from packaging:A soothing soak after child birth to help heal tears, slow bleeding and reduce perineal swelling and hemorrhoids. Put a handful of sitz bath into 1/2 gal. of hot water. Steep 20 minutes. Strain into a sitz bath pan or shallow tube. Makes 5-6 baths.
Warnings from packaging:External use only.

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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
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI (BEARBERRY)
(ORGANIC)
None Identified
Data: Limited
HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA (WITCH HAZEL)None Identified
Data: Limited
ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM (COMMON YARROW)
(ORGANIC)
None Identified
Data: Limited
SEA SALTInnocuous
Data: Robust


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)
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA (WITCH HAZEL), ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI (BEARBERRY)