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Data: Fair

Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract

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Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)

SYNONYMS

● EXTRACT OF GRAPE SEED
● EXTRACT OF VITIS VINIFERA SEED
● GRAPE SEED EXTRACT
● VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE SEED) EXTRACT
● VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED EXTRACT
● VITIS VINIFERA SEED EXTRACT

Restricted

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

Grape seed extract is obtained from the seeds of grape plant, Vitis vinifera.

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

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eye shadow16 products
hair styling aide15 products
mask14 products
daily use with SPF14 products
hair treatment/serum13 products
lip gloss12 products
toners/astringents11 products
around-eye cream10 products
exfoliant/scrub9 products
setting powder/spray9 products
shaving cream (men's)9 products
facial cleanser8 products
recreational sunscreen8 products
after shave6 products
body wash/cleanser5 products
shaving cream4 products
styling gel/lotion4 products
sunless tanning4 products
hand sanitizer4 products
makeup primer3 products
detangler3 products
blush3 products
bar soap3 products
hand cream3 products
anti-aging2 products
muscle/joint soreness2 products
hair spray2 products
brow liner2 products
liquid hand soap2 products
lip balm with SPF1 products
1 products
lip liner1 products
facial powder1 products
other eye makeup1 products
foot cleansing1 products
after sun product1 products
makeup remover1 products
eye liner1 products
styling mousse/foam1 products
lip plumper1 products
hair color and bleaching1 products
body firming lotion1 products
bronzer/highlighter1 products
mascara1 products

Multiple, additive exposure sources

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information availableFDA Everything Added to Food

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
2987 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 - anyOpen scientific literature
  • FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature

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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