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Data: Fair

Avena Sativa (Oat) Meal Extract

Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

● AVENA SATIVA (OAT) MEAL EXTRACT
● AVENA SATIVA MEAL EXTRACT
● EXTRACT OF AVENA SATIVA MEAL
● EXTRACT OF OATMEAL
● OAT MEAL EXTRACT
● OATMEAL EXTRACT

Restricted

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


Avena Sativa (Oat) Meal Extract is an extract of the meal of the oat, Avena sativa.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

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

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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moisturizer20 products
body wash/cleanser15 products
liquid hand soap13 products
sunless tanning7 products
mask6 products
hand cream3 products
facial moisturizer/treatment3 products
shampoo2 products
bar soap2 products
beard cleanser1 products
baby shampoo1 products
hair spray1 products
toners/astringents1 products
baby soap1 products
bubble bath1 products
facial cleanser1 products
conditioner1 products

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - anyOpen scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
any or allergies - weight of evidence unknown/unassessedOpen scientific literature

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
1811 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

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HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

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.

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Data availability

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