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Data: Limited

Hibiscus Sabdariffa (Roselle) Flower Extract

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SYNONYMS

● EXTRACT OF HIBISCUS
● EXTRACT OF HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA
● EXTRACT OF JAVA JUTE
● HIBISCUS EXTRACT
● HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA (ROSELLE) FLOWER EXTRACT
● HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA EXTRACT
● HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA FLOWER EXTRACT
● JAVA JUTE EXTRACT
● ROSELLE FLOWER EXTRACT
● ROSELLE, EXT.

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

Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of Hibiscus sabdariffa.

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

Products with this Ingredient

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foundation53 products
mask38 products
conditioner26 products
shampoo22 products
facial moisturizer/treatment19 products
daily use with SPF15 products
serums & essences14 products
moisturizer10 products
facial cleanser8 products
hair treatment/serum7 products
around-eye cream7 products
toners/astringents6 products
exfoliant/scrub5 products
recreational sunscreen5 products
hair-loss treatment4 products
BB cream4 products
hair styling aide4 products
sunless tanning3 products
body wash/cleanser3 products
lip balm3 products
3 products
bar soap3 products
makeup primer3 products
setting powder/spray2 products
CC cream2 products
baby soap2 products
detangler2 products
baby bubble bath2 products
hand sanitizer2 products
liquid hand soap2 products
bath oil/salts/soak2 products
baby lotion1 products
after sun product1 products
body spray1 products
makeup remover1 products
body oil1 products
bronzer/highlighter1 products
styling mousse/foam1 products
shaving cream1 products
baby shampoo1 products

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
306 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • 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.

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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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