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Ceratonia Siliqua (Carob) Extract

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SYNONYMS

● CAROB BEAN EXTRACT (CERATONIA SILIQUA L.)

● CAROB BEAN OIL (CERATONIA SILIQUA L.)

● CAROB EXTRACT

● CAROB FRUIT EXTRACT

● CERATONIA SILIQUA (CAROB) EXTRACT

● CERATONIA SILIQUA (CAROB) FRUIT EXTRACT

● CERATONIA SILIQUA EXTRACT

● CERATONIA SILIQUA, EXT.

● EXTRACT OF CAROB

● EXTRACT OF CERATONIA SILIQUA

● LOCUST TREE EXTRACT

● ST. JOHN'S BREAD EXTRACT

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

Ceratonia Siliqua (Carob) Fruit Extract is an extract of the fruit of the carob, Ceratonia siliqua.

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

daily use with SPF	3 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	2 products
anti-aging	2 products
serums & essences	1 products
conditioner	1 products
facial cleanser	1 products

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
68 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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

NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
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.

Understanding scores

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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.

Data availability

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

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