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Ozokerite

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SYNONYMS

● EARTH WAX

● FOSSIL WAX

● OZOCERITE

● OZOKERITE

● OZOKERITE WAXES

● WAXES, OZOKERITE

Restricted

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

Ozokerite is a hydrocarbon wax derived from mineral sources or from petroleum.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

lipstick	533 products
foundation	157 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	155 products
eye liner	142 products
lip liner	130 products
eye shadow	101 products
blush	95 products
concealer	88 products
lip balm	80 products
lip gloss	78 products
mascara	71 products
recreational sunscreen	47 products
brow liner	47 products
hair styling aide	41 products
bronzer/highlighter	37 products
lip balm with SPF	31 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	22 products
moisturizer	18 products
styling gel/lotion	16 products
exfoliant/scrub	12 products
baby sunscreen	10 products
	6 products
makeup primer	5 products
mask	5 products
BB cream	4 products
damaged skin treatment	4 products
facial powder	3 products
daily use with SPF	3 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	2 products
foot moisturizer	2 products
shampoo	1 products
fragrance for men	1 products
foot odor control	1 products
baby lotion	1 products
other eye makeup	1 products
around-eye cream	1 products
bath oil/salts/soak	1 products
lip plumper	1 products
conditioner	1 products

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in product	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
69 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Informational

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

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.

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.

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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