EWG Skin Deep® | What is HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER)

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Data: Fair

Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower)

This ingredient’s score is higher if used in products that are inhalable (e.g., sprays, powders) because of respiratory concerns.

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SYNONYMS

● HELIANTHUS ANNUUS

● HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER)

● SUNFLOWER

Restricted

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

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
MODERATE

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

lipstick	48 products
bar soap	19 products
eye shadow	10 products
hair treatment/serum	7 products
shampoo	7 products
body oil	5 products
conditioner	4 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	4 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	4 products
facial cleanser	4 products
hair styling aide	4 products
daily use with SPF	3 products
serums & essences	3 products
body wash/cleanser	3 products
mask	2 products
moisturizer	2 products
hair spray	1 products
recreational sunscreen	1 products
bronzer/highlighter	1 products
muscle/joint soreness	1 products
styling gel/lotion	1 products
lip gloss	1 products
mascara	1 products
styling mousse/foam	1 products
makeup primer	1 products
foundation	1 products
nail treatment	1 products
	1 products

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Human any toxicant or allergen - strong evidence	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
4886 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

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.

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.

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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