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Data: Fair

Elaeis Guineensis (African Oil Palm) Oil

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SYNONYMS

● AFRICAN OIL PALM OIL
● ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (AFRICAN OIL PALM) OIL
● ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (PALM) KERNEL OIL
● ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (PALM) OIL
● ELAEIS GUINEENSIS OIL
● OILS, GLYCERIDIC, PALM KERNEL
● OILS, PALM
● OILS, PALM KERNEL
● PALM ACIDULATED SOAPSTOCK; PALM ACIDULATED SOAPSTOCK; PALM OIL
● PALM KERNEL OIL
● PALM KERNEL OILS
● PALM OIL
● PALM OILS
● PALM SEED OIL

Restricted

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

Oil obtained from African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

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

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

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lipstick24 products
facial cleanser22 products
around-eye cream13 products
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hand cream9 products
lip balm8 products
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body oil5 products
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baby soap4 products
hair treatment/serum4 products
mask4 products
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body firming lotion4 products
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concealer3 products
recreational sunscreen3 products
shaving cream (men's)3 products
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after sun product2 products
bronzer/highlighter2 products
diaper cream2 products
makeup remover2 products
mouthwash2 products
daily use with SPF2 products
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makeup primer2 products
blush1 products
sunless tanning1 products
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hair removal waxes1 products
foot cleansing1 products
mascara1 products
baby lotion1 products
eye liner1 products
liquid hand soap1 products
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BB cream1 products
after shave1 products
facial cleansing wipes1 products

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in productCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
2322 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Ecotoxicology

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

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmfulEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
Classified as a low human health priorityEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
  • CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
  • 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.

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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