EWG Skin Deep® | What is ORBIGNYA OLEIFERA (BABASSU) SEED OIL

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Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil

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SYNONYMS

● BABASSU (ORBIGNYA OLEIFERA) OIL

● BABASSU OIL

● BABASSU OILS

● BABASSU SEED OIL

● OIL OF BABASSU

● OILS, BABASSU

● ORBIGNYA OLEIFERA (BABASSU) SEED OIL

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

Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil is a fixed oil obtained from the nuts of Orbignya oleifera.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

foundation	32 products
conditioner	25 products
hair treatment/serum	23 products
shampoo	23 products
moisturizer	18 products
bar soap	17 products
lip balm	13 products
blush	12 products
hair styling aide	10 products
styling gel/lotion	9 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	9 products
lipstick	9 products
mask	6 products
facial cleanser	6 products
exfoliant/scrub	5 products
body wash/cleanser	4 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	3 products
body oil	2 products
liquid hand soap	2 products
beard care	2 products
	2 products
makeup remover	2 products
lip plumper	2 products
styling mousse/foam	2 products
bronzer/highlighter	1 products
hand cream	1 products
serums & essences	1 products
mascara	1 products
bath oil/salts/soak	1 products
beard oil	1 products
anti-aging	1 products
makeup primer	1 products
damaged skin treatment	1 products
facial cleansing wipes	1 products
hair spray	1 products

Data gaps

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

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

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.

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

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

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