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Plankton Extract

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SYNONYMS

PLANKTON EXTRACT and PLANKTON, MARINE, EXT.

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Plankton Extract is an extract of marine biomass which includes one or more of the followingorganisms: Thalassoplankton, green micro-algae, diatoms, greenish-blue and nitrogen-fixing seaweed.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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CONCERNS
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Products with this Ingredient

foundation	34 products
daily use with SPF	24 products
serums & essences	14 products
around-eye cream	14 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	13 products
recreational sunscreen	7 products
mask	6 products
mascara	5 products
BB cream	3 products
conditioner	3 products
body firming lotion	3 products
setting powder/spray	3 products
eye shadow	2 products
blush	2 products
	2 products
lipstick	2 products
moisturizer	2 products
anti-aging	2 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	1 products
bar soap	1 products
concealer	1 products
facial cleanser	1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant (men's)	1 products
body oil	1 products
hair treatment/serum	1 products
hair-loss treatment	1 products
facial powder	1 products
skin fading/lightener	1 products
toners/astringents	1 products

Data gaps

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

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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

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