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ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) BRAN WAX
Score:
Data: Fair
- Other Concerns
- Functions
- About the Chemical
- Synonyms
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Multiple, additive exposure sources (low) and Contamination concerns (high)
Cancer 
Cancer: Ingredients linked to cancer in government, industry or academic studies or assessments.
Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
Developmental and reproductive toxicity: Ingredients linked to developmental and reproductive toxicity, a broad class of health effects that range from infertility and reproductive organ cancers to birth defects and developmental delays in children.
Allergies & Immunotoxicity
Allergies and immunotoxicity: Ingredients linked to harm to the immune system, a class of health problems that manifest as allergic reactions or an impaired capacity to fight disease and repair damaged tissue in the body.
Products with this Ingredient
| mascara | 45 products |
| lipstick | 40 products |
| eye shadow | 11 products |
| eye liner | 6 products |
| lip balm | 5 products |
| beach & sport sunscreen | 4 products |
| baby sunscreen | 4 products |
| lip gloss | 2 products |
| makeup primer | 2 products |
| bronzer/highlighter | 2 products |
| exfoliant/scrub | 1 products |
| facial cleanser | 1 products |
| beard care | 1 products |
| body wash/cleanser | 1 products |
| makeup remover | 1 products |
| hair styling aide | 1 products |
| antiperspirant/deodorant | 1 products |
Contamination concerns
| Chemical |
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| PESTICIDES |
Multiple, additive exposure sources
| Concern | Reference |
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| Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available | FDA Everything Added to Food |
| Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food | FDA Food Additive Status |
Data gaps
| Concern | Reference |
|---|---|
| 7947 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 |
Informational
| Concern | Reference |
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| Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any | Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments |
Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
| Concern | Reference |
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| Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful | Environment Canada Domestic Substance List |
Data Sources
- 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.
- FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
- 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.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
- Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met the program’s impurity restrictions based on EWG review of company data.
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