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Nasturtium Officinale (Watercress) Extract

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SYNONYMS

EXT. NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE, EXTRACT OF NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE, EXTRACT OF WATERCRESS, NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE (WATERCRESS) EXTRACT, NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT, NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE, EXT., NASTURTIUM OFFICINALIS EXTRACT, WATERCRESS (NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE) EXTRACT, and WATERCRESS EXTRACT

Nasturtium Officinale Extract is an extract of the flowers and leaves of the watercress, Nasturtium officinale.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reingredientive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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facial cleanser10 products
facial moisturizer/treatment9 products
exfoliant/scrub7 products
baby shampoo6 products
liquid hand soap6 products
baby sunscreen5 products
daily use with SPF5 products
conditioner5 products
baby soap4 products
baby lotion4 products
lip gloss4 products
serums & essences4 products
baby bubble bath4 products
hand cream3 products
hand sanitizer3 products
hair treatment/serum3 products
antiperspirant/deodorant3 products
body oil2 products
shaving cream2 products
after sun product2 products
makeup remover1 products
hair spray1 products
makeup primer1 products
diaper cream1 products
toners/astringents1 products
around-eye cream1 products
baby wipes1 products
setting powder/spray1 products

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
53 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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