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Score
Data: Limited
Health ConcernLOW
Product Typescar treatment
Made byInviCible Scars by InviCible Scars
Data last updatedFebruary 2011
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InviCible Scars Advanced Scar Therapy

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

company policies

Compact for Safe CosmeticsChampion Status
Animal Testing PolicyUNKNOWN: As of EWG's last review, this company is not certified by PETA or Leaping Bunny as not testing on animals.

Label Information

Ingredients from packaging: SILICONE (Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer), VITAMIN C (Ascorbic Acid, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate), PROBIOSYN-4 (Helianthus Annuus [Sunflower Seed Oil] Unsaponifiables, Carthamus Tinctorius [Safflower Seed] Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Glycirrhetinate [Licorice Extract])
Directions from packaging:Massage onto area 2-3 daily after initial wound heals. See insert for more details.

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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
DIMETHICONEOrgan system toxicity (non-reproductive), Ecotoxicology, Use restrictions
Data: Limited
ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF EXTRACT
ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF EXTRACT
Use restrictions
Data: Limited
TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATENone Identified
Data: None
DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMERNone Identified
Data: None
HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL UNSAPONIFIABLES
HELIANTHUS ANNUUS UNSAPONIFIABLES
None Identified
Data: Limited
GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA (LICORICE) ROOT EXTRACTNone Identified
Data: Limited
ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C)Data gaps
Data: Fair
CARTHAMNUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) OIL
CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS OIL
None Identified
Data: Fair


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 CARTHAMNUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) OIL
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C)
Classified as expected to be toxic or harmful DIMETHICONE

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)
Suspected to be an environmental toxin and be persistent or bioaccumulative DIMETHICONE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin CARTHAMNUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) OIL, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C)

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 ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C)
Missing safety data noted by cosmetic industry review ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF EXTRACT
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 DIMETHICONE, CARTHAMNUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) OIL
Not assessed for safety in cosmetics by industry panel DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATE
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 ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C)

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)
Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Product type restrictions or differences noted in safety assessment by industry panel DIMETHICONE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF EXTRACT