EWG Skin Deep® | What is ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE)

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Anthemis Nobilis (Chamomile)

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Other Concerns

Neurotoxicity (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low), and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● ANTHEMIS NOBILIS

● ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE)

● ANTHEMIS NOBILIS (CHAMOMILE) PLANT PHYTO

● ANTHEMIS NOBILIS PLANT PHYTO

● CHAMOMILE

● CHAMOMILE PLANT PHYTO

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

An unspecified preparation of the camomile plant, Anthemis nobilis.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
HIGH

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

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Products with this Ingredient

facial moisturizer/treatment	9 products
bath oil/salts/soak	6 products
facial cleanser	6 products
around-eye cream	4 products
baby lotion	4 products
moisturizer	4 products
serums & essences	4 products
shampoo	3 products
baby powder	2 products
body oil	2 products
diaper cream	2 products
muscle/joint soreness	2 products
toners/astringents	2 products
hair treatment/serum	1 products
makeup remover	1 products
baby soap	1 products
body wash/cleanser	1 products
baby bubble bath	1 products
hair styling aide	1 products
lip balm	1 products
bar soap	1 products
exfoliant/scrub	1 products
conditioner	1 products
mask	1 products

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Known human any toxicant or allergen	Open scientific literature
Human immune and respiratory toxicant or allergen - strong evidence	Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics
Human any toxicant or allergen - strong evidence	Open scientific literature
One or more human case studies show equivocal any or allergenic effects	Open scientific literature
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergies	Open scientific literature

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available	FDA Everything Added to Food
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Food Additive Status

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any irritation	Open scientific literature

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as toxic or harmful.	Open scientific literature
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Developmental/reproductive toxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
One or more human case studies show equivocal any effects	Open scientific literature

Neurotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
One or more animal studies show neuromuscular effects at high doses	Open scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Wildlife and environmental toxicity	Open scientific literature
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
730 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistent	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
AOEC (Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics). 2009. AEOC exposures codes and asthmagen designation.
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
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

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Data availability

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