Other Concerns
Use restrictions (high), Endocrine disruption (low), Ecotoxicology (low), and Occupational hazards (high)SYNONYMS
Unacceptable
Unacceptable: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient
Myroxylon Balsamum (Balsam Tolu) Resin is an oleoresin obtained from Myroxylonbalsamum.
Common concerns
See how this product scores for common concerns.
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LOWCancer
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HIGHAllergies & Immunotoxicity
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LOWDevelopmental and Reproductive Toxicity
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HIGHUse Restrictions
Ingredient concerns
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Products with this Ingredient
Use restrictions
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Violation of government restrictions - Banned or found unsafe for use in cosmetics | CosIng |
Restricted in cosmetics - labeling requirement for allergens | Open scientific literature |
Allergies/immunotoxicity
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Known human any toxicant or allergen | Open scientific literature |
Possible human any toxicant or allergen | Open scientific literature |
Human any toxicant or allergen - strong evidence | Open scientific literature |
Occupational hazards
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Allowed workplace exposures restricted to low doses | Open scientific literature |
Endocrine disruption
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Associated with endocrine disruption | Open scientific literature |
Ecotoxicology
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Wildlife and environmental toxicity | Open scientific literature |
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
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Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Everything Added to Food |
Informational
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Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any | Open scientific literature |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
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Classified as a low human health priority | Open scientific literature |
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Persistence and bioaccumulation
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Not suspected to be bioaccumulative | Open scientific literature |
Not suspected to be persistent | Open scientific literature |
Data gaps
CONCERN | REFERENCE |
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24 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical | NLM PubMed |
- European Commission. 2013. Cosing, the European Commission database with information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. Accessed on March 1, 2013 at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing/ .
- Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
- EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
- 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.
- NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
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Data availability
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