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COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX

 

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Asthma/Respiratory
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Skin Allergies &
Irritation
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Developmental &
Reproductive Toxicity
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Cancer
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Environment
 
No Data, Some Concern
 
Top scoring factors: Low concern for general systemic/organ effects; developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects
COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX can be found in 4 products.
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Evidence

Health issue
 
Level of Concern
 
Source
This substance caused an allergic reaction in a human case study.
 
some
 
Fuad Alrowaishdi, Sophie Colomb, Bernard Guillot & Nadia Raison-Peyron. 2013. Allergic contact cheilitis caused by carnauba wax in a lip balm. Contact dermatitis 69(5), 318-9.
This substance is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) as a food additive by the US Food and Drug Administration
Only in: Household Cleaners
 
low
 
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): FDA - Priority based Assessment of Food Additive (PAFA)
The European Food Safety Authority reports this substance did not cause developmental or reproductive effects at the highest dose tested.
Only in: Food Scores®
 
low
 
European Food Safety Authority. 2012. Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of carnauba wax (E 903) as a food additive. EFSA Journal 2012;10(10):2880.
 
 
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