EWG Skin Deep® | What is BORAGO OFFICINALIS (BORAGE) SEED OIL

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Borago Officinalis (Borage) Seed Oil

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Other Concerns

Multiple, additive exposure sources (low) and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)

SYNONYMS

● BORAGE (BORAGO OFFICINALIS) SEED OIL

● BORAGE SEED OIL

● BORAGO OFFICINALIS (BORAGE) SEED OIL

● OIL OF BORAGE SEED

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

Oil extracted from the seeds of Borago officinalis, plant originating from Syria and the Mediterranean region.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

facial moisturizer/treatment	64 products
moisturizer	34 products
facial cleanser	19 products
serums & essences	16 products
conditioner	14 products
shampoo	13 products
around-eye cream	12 products
body oil	11 products
mask	10 products
hair treatment/serum	10 products
hand cream	8 products
lip balm	8 products
exfoliant/scrub	7 products
daily use with SPF	6 products
makeup remover	4 products
lip gloss	4 products
BB cream	3 products
beard oil	3 products
CC cream	2 products
	2 products
recreational sunscreen	2 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	2 products
toners/astringents	2 products
anti-aging	2 products
body wash/cleanser	2 products
nail treatment	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
baby oil	1 products
damaged skin treatment	1 products
baby lotion	1 products
styling mousse/foam	1 products
shaving cream	1 products
after shave	1 products
hair styling aide	1 products
body firming lotion	1 products
hair spray	1 products

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available	Open scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
any irritation - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - any	Open scientific literature
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 - any	Open scientific literature

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
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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