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Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil

Other Concerns


SYNONYMS

● ARGAN KERNEL OIL
● ARGAN OIL
● ARGANIA SIDEROXYLON OILS
● ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) KERNEL OIL
● ARGANIA SPINOSA (ARGAN) OIL
● ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL
● ARGANIA SPINOSA OIL
● ARGANIA SPINOSA OILS
● ARRGANIA SIDEROXYLON OIL
● OILS, ARGANIA SIDEROXYLON
● OILS, ARGANIA SPINOSA

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


Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil is a fixed oil expressed from the kernels of the African tree, Argania spinosa.

Common concerns

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  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

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Data gaps

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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 productCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
45 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Biochemical or cellular level changes

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Does not produces excess reactive oxygen species or other harmful biochemical changes.Open scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not likely to be a any toxicant or allergenic in humansOpen scientific literature

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
any - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed/unreview: published lit review or major tox studyOpen scientific 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.
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature

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