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Herbaliz Lip Balm
Score
Data: Limited
Health ConcernLOW
Product Typelip balm
Made byHerbaliz by Herbaliz
Data last updatedFebruary 2011
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Herbaliz Lip Balm

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)
Other LOW concerns: Ecotoxicology, Data gaps, Enhanced skin absorption

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: Beeswax, organic sunflower oil infused with organic calendula, comfrey and plantain, organic shea butter (butyrospermun parkii), cacao butter (theobroma cacao), organic coconut oil (cocos nucifera), organic castor oil (ricinus communis), lanolin (ovis aires), vitamin E (tocopherol), essential oils of organic grapefruit (citrus x paradisi), and organic peppermint (mentha piperita).
Directions from packaging:None.
Warnings from packaging:Do not leave in sun or near a heat source. Not for internal use.

Where to purchase
Herbaliz LLChttp://www.herbaliz.com
Herbaliz LLC570-639-5458
Herbaliz LLCRR1, Box 208, Dallas, PA 18612
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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
(PLANT-DERIVED)		Cancer
Data: Fair
CASTOR OIL
(ORGANIC)		Developmental/reproductive toxicity, Data gaps, Enhanced skin absorption
Data: Fair
SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE (COMFREY)
COMFREY (SYMPHYTUM OFFICIANLE)
(ORGANIC)		Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
Data: Limited
MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL
PEPPERMINT (MENTHA PIPERITA) ESSENTIAL OIL
(ORGANIC)		Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions
Data: Fair
PLANTAGO MAJOR (PLANTAIN)
PLANTAIN (PLANTAGO MAJOR)
(ORGANIC)		None Identified
Data: Limited
CITRUS PARADISI (GRAPEFRUIT) OIL
GRAPEFRUIT (CITRUS X PARADISI) ESSENTIAL OIL
(ORGANIC)		None Identified
Data: Limited
CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD)
CALENDULA (CALENDULA OFFICINALIS)
(ORGANIC)		None Identified
Data: Limited
HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) OIL
(ORGANIC)		None Identified
Data: Fair
BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER)
SHEA BUTTER (BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII)
(ORGANIC)		None Identified
Data: Limited
THEOBROMA CACAO (CACAO) SEED BUTTER
CACAO BUTTER (THEOBROMA CACAO)		None Identified
Data: Limited
COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL
COCONUT OIL (COCOS NUCIFERA)
(ORGANIC)		None Identified
Data: Fair
BEESWAXNone Identified
Data: Limited
LANOLIN OIL
LANOLIN (OVIS AIRES)		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)
Limited evidence of reproductive toxicity CASTOR 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 not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER), BEESWAX
Limited evidence of any toxicity SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE (COMFREY)
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful TOCOPHEROL, THEOBROMA CACAO (CACAO) SEED BUTTER, MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL, LANOLIN OIL, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) OIL, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, CASTOR OIL

Ecotoxicology*

*Listed below are ecotoxicology 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)
Uncertain environmental toxin and uncertain persistent or bioaccumulative CASTOR OIL
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin TOCOPHEROL, THEOBROMA CACAO (CACAO) SEED BUTTER, MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL, LANOLIN OIL, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) OIL, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA BUTTER), BEESWAX

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)
Safety assessment was based on related chemical CASTOR 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 TOCOPHEROL, LANOLIN OIL, CALENDULA OFFICINALIS (POT MARIGOLD), CASTOR OIL, BEESWAX
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE (COMFREY), THEOBROMA CACAO (CACAO) SEED BUTTER, PLANTAGO MAJOR (PLANTAIN), CITRUS PARADISI (GRAPEFRUIT) OIL

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 MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) OIL