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Data: Fair

Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil

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SYNONYMS

● FATS AND GLYCERIDIC OILS, SESAME
● GINGILLI OIL
● OILS, GLYCERIDIC, SESAME
● OILS, SESAME
● SESAME OIL
● SESAME OIL; SESAME OIL
● SESAME OILS
● SESAME SEED OIL
● SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME) OIL
● SESAMUM INDICUM (SESAME) SEED OIL
● SESAMUM INDICUM OIL
● SESAMUM INDICUM SEED OIL

Restricted

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

Oil of the sesame (Sesamum indicum) seeds.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

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lipstick145 products
lip balm69 products
moisturizer64 products
facial moisturizer/treatment60 products
body oil38 products
hair treatment/serum35 products
conditioner35 products
foundation29 products
facial cleanser26 products
blush21 products
mask16 products
bath oil/salts/soak13 products
BB cream12 products
lip gloss11 products
exfoliant/scrub11 products
shampoo10 products
hair styling aide10 products
around-eye cream9 products
daily use with SPF9 products
serums & essences9 products
recreational sunscreen6 products
hand cream6 products
styling gel/lotion5 products
shaving cream5 products
bubble bath4 products
4 products
body wash/cleanser4 products
body firming lotion4 products
nail treatment3 products
anti-aging3 products
eye liner3 products
cuticle treatment3 products
after sun product3 products
eye shadow3 products
makeup remover2 products
hair color and bleaching2 products
mouthwash2 products
fragrance for women2 products
detangler2 products
fragrance for men2 products
baby oil2 products
hair removal waxes1 products
brow liner1 products
eye makeup remover1 products
baby lotion1 products
makeup primer1 products
diaper cream1 products
baby bubble bath1 products
depilatory1 products
baby shampoo1 products
hair spray1 products
concealer1 products
lip balm with SPF1 products
bronzer/highlighter1 products
toners/astringents1 products
tanning oil1 products
facial powder1 products

Data gaps

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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 productCosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
2036 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

Informational

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

Ecotoxicology

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

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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

Persistence and bioaccumulation

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not suspected to be bioaccumulativeEnvironment Canada Domestic Substance List
  • 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.

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.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

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

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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