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Tagetes Erecta (Aztec Marigold) Extract

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (high) and Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)

SYNONYMS

AZTEC MARIGOLD EXTRACT, EXTRACT OF TAGETES, EXTRACT OF TAGETES ERECTA, TAGETES (TAGETES ERECTA) EXTRACT, TAGETES ERECTA (AZTEC MARIGOLD) EXTRACT, TAGETES ERECTA EXTRACT, TAGETES ERECTA, EXT., and TAGETES EXTRACT

Unacceptable

Unacceptable: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient

Tagetes Erecta Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the tagetes, Tagetes erecta.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
HIGH

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

facial moisturizer/treatment	2 products
facial cleanser	1 products
hair styling aide	1 products

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Violation of industry recommendations - Unsafe for use in cosmetics	International Fragrance Association Codes & Standards
Violation of government restrictions - Banned or found unsafe for use in cosmetics	CosIng

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as any irritant	Open scientific literature
Limited evidence of any irritation	Open scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of any toxicity or allergies	Open scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Wildlife and environmental toxicity	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

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

Biochemical or cellular level changes

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Does not produces excess reactive oxygen species or other harmful biochemical changes.	Open scientific literature

IFRA (International Fragrance Association). 2006. Codes and Standards.
European Commission. 2013. Cosing, the European Commission database with information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. Accessed on March 1, 2013 at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cosmetics/cosing/ .
Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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