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

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Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract

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SYNONYMS

● EXTRACT OF HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED

● EXTRACT OF SUNFLOWER SEEDS

● HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED EXTRACT

● HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED EXTRACT

● SUNFLOWER SEED EXTRACT

● SUNFLOWER SEEDS EXTRACT

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

Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract is an extract of the seeds of the sunflower, Helianthus annuus.

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

conditioner	51 products
shampoo	49 products
hair treatment/serum	37 products
hair styling aide	20 products
hair spray	19 products
setting powder/spray	18 products
foundation	14 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	13 products
lipstick	12 products
lip balm	9 products
hair color and bleaching	8 products
moisturizer	7 products
mask	7 products
styling gel/lotion	6 products
daily use with SPF	5 products
facial cleanser	5 products
recreational sunscreen	5 products
facial powder	3 products
body wash/cleanser	3 products
exfoliant/scrub	3 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	3 products
hand cream	3 products
beard care	3 products
serums & essences	2 products
lip gloss	2 products
hair-loss treatment	2 products
beard oil	2 products
baby sunscreen	1 products
BB cream	1 products
baby lotion	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products
muscle/joint soreness	1 products
detangler	1 products
around-eye cream	1 products
body oil	1 products
styling mousse/foam	1 products
tanning oil	1 products
anti-aging	1 products
shaving cream	1 products

Informational

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

Data gaps

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

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.

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

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

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