EWG Skin Deep® | What is MELISSA OFFICINALIS (LEMON BALM) EXTRACT

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Data: Fair

Melissa Officinalis (Lemon Balm) Extract

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (moderate) and Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)

SYNONYMS

● BALM MINT EXTRACT

● EXTRACT OF BALM MINT

● EXTRACT OF MELISSA OFFICINALIS

● LEMON BALM INFUSION

● MELISSA OFFICINALIS (BALM MINT) EXTRACT

● MELISSA OFFICINALIS (LEMON BALM) EXTRACT

● MELISSA OFFICINALIS (LEMON BALM) INFUSION

● MELISSA OFFICINALIS INFUSION

● MELISSA OFFICINALIS, EXT.

Restricted

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

Melissa Officinalis Extract is an extract of the whole herb of Melissa officinalis.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
MODERATE

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

conditioner	15 products
shampoo	9 products
styling gel/lotion	9 products
hair treatment/serum	7 products
hair styling aide	7 products
bath oil/salts/soak	6 products
mask	4 products
facial cleanser	3 products
body wash/cleanser	3 products
toners/astringents	2 products
moisturizer	2 products
serums & essences	2 products
baby lotion	2 products
	2 products
baby bubble bath	1 products
baby shampoo	1 products
baby soap	1 products
lip balm	1 products
daily use with SPF	1 products
makeup primer	1 products
body oil	1 products
detangler	1 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	1 products
styling mousse/foam	1 products
bubble bath	1 products
hair spray	1 products

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Recommended restricted in cosmetics - use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Fragrance subject to restrictions: safe only within recommended use or concentration limitsn)	International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available	FDA Everything Added to Food

Data gaps

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

IFRA (International Fragrance Association). 2006. Codes and Standards.
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.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

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Hazard score

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Data availability

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