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Data: Fair

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax

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Other Concerns

Multiple, additive exposure sources (low) and Contamination concerns (high)

SYNONYMS

AEC RICE WAX, ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) BRAN WAX, ORYZA SATIVA WAXES, ORYZA SATIVE BRAN WAX, RICE BRAN WAX, RICE BRAN WAXES, RICE WAX, RICEBRAN WAX; RICEBRAN WAX; RICE WAX; RICE WAX, WAXES AND WAXY SUBSTANCES, RICE BRAN, WAXES, ORYZA SATIVA, and WAXES, RICE BRAN

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax is a wax obtained from rice bran, Oryza sativa.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reingredientive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

mascara	130 products
concealer	50 products
lip balm	45 products
foundation	39 products
eye shadow	23 products
lip gloss	23 products
lipstick	22 products
eye liner	22 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	9 products
exfoliant/scrub	8 products
bronzer/highlighter	8 products
recreational sunscreen	8 products
lip plumper	6 products
brow liner	6 products
lip balm with SPF	6 products
blush	6 products
makeup primer	4 products
	4 products
body wash/cleanser	4 products
serums & essences	3 products
mask	3 products
hair treatment/serum	2 products
facial cleanser	2 products
baby sunscreen	2 products
styling gel/lotion	2 products
beard cleanser	2 products
moisturizer	2 products
hair styling aide	1 products
bar soap	1 products
makeup remover	1 products

Contamination concerns

Chemical
PESTICIDES

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
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food	FDA Food Additive Status

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

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

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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

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.
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.

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