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Data: Fair

Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract

  • Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met use restrictions and warnings based on EWG review of company data.

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (moderate)

SYNONYMS

● CAMELLIA SINENSE (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT
● CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT
● CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF POWDER EXTRACT
● CAMELLIA SINENSIS (TEA PLANT) LEAF EXTRACT
● CAMELLIA SINENSIS (TEA PLANT) LEAF POWDER EXTRACT
● CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF POWDER EXTRACT
● CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAVES EXTRACT
● EXTRACT OF CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAVES
● GREEN TEA
● GREEN TEA LEAF EXTRACT
● GREEN TEA LEAF POWDER EXTRACT
● TEA LEAF ABSOLUTE
● TEA, EXT.
● THEA CHINENSIS EXTRACT

Restricted

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

Green tea leaf extract is produced from the tea plant, Camelia sinensis.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

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

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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facial moisturizer/treatment277 products
mask224 products
moisturizer169 products
shampoo158 products
facial cleanser154 products
serums & essences153 products
daily use with SPF130 products
foundation128 products
conditioner121 products
body wash/cleanser114 products
recreational sunscreen103 products
around-eye cream102 products
lipstick93 products
exfoliant/scrub79 products
toners/astringents75 products
eye shadow73 products
concealer67 products
hair treatment/serum53 products
liquid hand soap49 products
hand cream46 products
bronzer/highlighter41 products
makeup primer40 products
CC cream38 products
anti-aging35 products
BB cream30 products
blush25 products
makeup remover25 products
setting powder/spray24 products
lip balm23 products
antiperspirant/deodorant22 products
hair styling aide22 products
bar soap21 products
sunless tanning21 products
baby wipes21 products
bubble bath20 products
facial powder17 products
styling gel/lotion15 products
baby sunscreen14 products
toothpaste13 products
mascara13 products
body firming lotion12 products
shaving cream12 products
hair-loss treatment12 products
body oil10 products
hair spray10 products
lip gloss8 products
baby lotion8 products
brow liner8 products
lip balm with SPF8 products
body spray7 products
eye makeup remover6 products
after sun product6 products
skin fading/lightener6 products
foot moisturizer6 products
bath oil/salts/soak6 products
foot cleansing6 products
6 products
shaving cream (men's)5 products
after shave5 products
baby shampoo5 products
baby soap5 products
baby bubble bath5 products
tooth whitening4 products
muscle/joint soreness4 products
styling mousse/foam4 products
tanning oil4 products
beard cleanser4 products
nail treatment3 products
detangler3 products
hand sanitizer3 products
beard oil3 products
cuticle treatment2 products
depilatory2 products
nail polish2 products
other eye makeup2 products
fragrance for women2 products
baby toothpaste2 products
facial cleansing wipes2 products
foot odor control2 products
makeup removing wipes2 products
hair color and bleaching1 products
eye liner1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)1 products
damaged skin treatment1 products
body cleansing wipes1 products
pore strips1 products

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Human any toxicant or allergen - strong evidenceOpen scientific literature
any or allergies - weight of evidence unknown/unassessedOpen scientific literature

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Fragrance subject to restrictions: safe only within recommended use or concentration limitsn)International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - anyOpen scientific literature

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Everything Added to Food

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
7393 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • IFRA (International Fragrance Association). 2006. Codes and Standards.
  • 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.

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.

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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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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