EWG Skin Deep® | What is URTICA DIOICA (NETTLE) LEAF EXTRACT

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Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Leaf Extract

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SYNONYMS

● NETTLE LEAF EXTRACT

● URTICA DIOICA (NETTLE) LEAF EXTRACT

● URTICA DIOICA LEAF EXTRACT

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

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

conditioner	57 products
shampoo	42 products
hair treatment/serum	19 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	17 products
moisturizer	12 products
body wash/cleanser	9 products
hair styling aide	8 products
hair-loss treatment	7 products
liquid hand soap	7 products
detangler	5 products
serums & essences	4 products
mask	4 products
styling gel/lotion	4 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	3 products
baby shampoo	3 products
hair spray	3 products
facial cleanser	3 products
baby bubble bath	2 products
after shave	2 products
toners/astringents	2 products
bar soap	2 products
baby soap	2 products
beard cleanser	1 products
hair color and bleaching	1 products
baby lotion	1 products
shaving cream (men's)	1 products
body oil	1 products
	1 products
beard care	1 products
bronzer/highlighter	1 products
exfoliant/scrub	1 products

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
329 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

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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