EWG Skin Deep® | What is ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) FLOWER EXTRACT

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Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Flower Extract

This ingredient’s score is higher if a product likely contains the non-decolorized whole leaf aloe vera, which is known to cause cancer. The score will be lower if the decolorized version of the ingredient is used.
Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

● ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) FLOWER EXTRACT

● ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT

● ALOE BARBADENSIS FLOWER EXTRACT

● ALOE FLOWER EXTRACT

● ALOE FLOWERS EXTRACT

● ALOE VERA FLOWER EXTRACT

● ALOE VERA, EXT.

● EXTRACT OF ALOE BARBADENSIS FLOWER

● EXTRACT OF ALOE FLOWERS

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Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

This ingredient is extracted from the flowers of the aloe plant, Aloe barbadensis

Common concerns

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MODERATE

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
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Products with this Ingredient

facial moisturizer/treatment	18 products
moisturizer	17 products
mask	16 products
serums & essences	12 products
liquid hand soap	11 products
facial cleanser	7 products
toners/astringents	6 products
exfoliant/scrub	6 products
around-eye cream	5 products
hand cream	5 products
hair treatment/serum	4 products
recreational sunscreen	3 products
body wash/cleanser	2 products
sunless tanning	2 products
lipstick	2 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	2 products
makeup remover	1 products
hair styling aide	1 products
daily use with SPF	1 products
lip gloss	1 products
bubble bath	1 products
setting powder/spray	1 products
lip balm	1 products
makeup primer	1 products
after sun product	1 products
shampoo	1 products
baby shampoo	1 products
baby soap	1 products
baby wipes	1 products

Cancer

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Possible human carcinogen	Open scientific literature
Cancer - strong evidence	Open scientific literature
Limited or incomplete evidence of cancer according to safety/hazard data – scientific review cannot classify as human carcinogen due to data gaps	Open scientific literature

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Developmental/reproductive toxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
One or more animal studies show any effects at moderate doses	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
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	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
Missing safety data noted by cosmetic industry review	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
89 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - Determined safe for use in cosmetics up to a specified concentration limit	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

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Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED^® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

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