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Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

● EXTRACT OF HOPS
● EXTRACT OF HUMULUS LUPULUS
● EXTRACT OF HUMULUS LUPULUS (HOPS) STEM
● HOP EXTRACT
● HOPS EXTRACT
● HOPS EXTRACT (HUMULUS LUPULUS L.)
● HOPS EXTRACT SOLID (HUMULUS LUPULUS L.)
● HOPS FLOWER EXTRACT
● HOPS FLOWER INFUSION
● HOPS STEM EXTRACT
● HUMULUS LUPULUS (HOP) EXTRACT
● HUMULUS LUPULUS (HOP) FLOWER EXTRACT
● HUMULUS LUPULUS (HOPS) EXTRACT
● HUMULUS LUPULUS (HOPS) FLOWER EXTRACT
● HUMULUS LUPULUS (HOPS) FLOWER INFUSION
● HUMULUS LUPULUS (HOPS) STEM EXTRACT
● HUMULUS LUPULUS EXTRACT
● HUMULUS LUPULUS FLOWER EXTRACT
● HUMULUS LUPULUS FLOWER INFUSION
● HUMULUS LUPULUS STEM EXTRACT

Restricted

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

Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract is an extract of Humulus lupulus.

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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hair treatment/serum25 products
hair styling aide22 products
antiperspirant/deodorant21 products
styling gel/lotion21 products
body wash/cleanser19 products
facial moisturizer/treatment12 products
facial cleanser11 products
moisturizer11 products
hair spray7 products
mask6 products
liquid hand soap5 products
hair-loss treatment4 products
around-eye cream3 products
hand cream3 products
serums & essences3 products
exfoliant/scrub3 products
bath oil/salts/soak3 products
toners/astringents2 products
damaged skin treatment2 products
bar soap2 products
detangler2 products
body spray2 products
baby lotion2 products
daily use with SPF1 products
beard cleanser1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)1 products
beard care1 products
foot moisturizer1 products
styling mousse/foam1 products
after shave1 products
shaving cream (men's)1 products
body oil1 products
baby bubble bath1 products
lipstick1 products
foot cleansing1 products

Allergies/immunotoxicity

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergiesOpen scientific literature
any or allergies - weight of evidence unknown/unassessedOpen scientific literature

Use restrictions

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualificationsCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

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

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

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in foodFDA Everything Added to Food
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • 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.
  • FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

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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