EWG Skin Deep® | What is CYMBOPOGON SCHOENANTHUS (LEMONGRASS) EXTRACT

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Cymbopogon Schoenanthus (Lemongrass) Extract

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SYNONYMS

● CYMBOPOGON (LEMON GRASS) EXTRACT

● CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT

● CYMBOPOGON SCHOENANTHUS (LEMONGRASS) EXTRACT

● CYMBOPOGON SCHOENANTHUS EXTRACT

● CYMBOPOGON SCHOENANTHUS, EXT.

● EXTRACT OF CYMBOPOGON SCHOENANTHUS

● EXTRACT OF LEMONGRASS

● LEMONGRASS (CYMBOPOGON SCHOENANTHUS) EXTRACT

● LEMONGRASS EXTRACT

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

Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract is an extract of the lemongrass, Cymbopogonschoenanthus.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
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Products with this Ingredient

conditioner	32 products
shampoo	29 products
hair styling aide	22 products
mask	19 products
moisturizer	17 products
hair treatment/serum	15 products
styling gel/lotion	9 products
facial cleanser	6 products
hair spray	6 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	5 products
exfoliant/scrub	5 products
styling mousse/foam	4 products
detangler	3 products
bubble bath	3 products
shaving cream	3 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	3 products
body wash/cleanser	3 products
bath oil/salts/soak	2 products
daily use with SPF	2 products
brow liner	1 products
eye liner	1 products
hand cream	1 products
makeup remover	1 products
after sun product	1 products
foot cleansing	1 products
nail polish	1 products
lip gloss	1 products
toners/astringents	1 products
around-eye cream	1 products
bar soap	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
hair color and bleaching	1 products

Data gaps

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

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.

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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