EWG Skin Deep® | What is ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS ROOT EXTRACT

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Althaea Officinalis Root Extract

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SYNONYMS

● ALTHAEA EXTRACT

● ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS ROOT EXTRACT

● ALTHEA EXTRACT (ALTHEA OFFICINALIS) MARSHMALLOW ROOT

● ALTHEA EXTRACT MARSHMALLOW ROOT

● ALTHEA OFFICINALIS MARSHMALLOW ROOT

● ALTHEA ROOT EXTRACT; ALTHEA ROOT OIL

● EXTRACT OF ALTHAEA

● EXTRACT OF ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS

● MARSHMALLOW ROOT EXTRACT

● OILS, MARSHMALLOW

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

Althaea Officinalis Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the althaea, Althaea officinalis.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
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Products with this Ingredient

moisturizer	43 products
brow liner	40 products
body wash/cleanser	29 products
conditioner	24 products
facial cleanser	20 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	19 products
hair treatment/serum	17 products
shampoo	16 products
hand cream	11 products
hair styling aide	10 products
serums & essences	10 products
mask	10 products
makeup remover	8 products
around-eye cream	8 products
hair color and bleaching	7 products
detangler	5 products
makeup primer	5 products
nail polish	4 products
styling mousse/foam	4 products
body cleansing wipes	4 products
exfoliant/scrub	4 products
styling gel/lotion	4 products
liquid hand soap	4 products
anti-aging	4 products
toners/astringents	4 products
	3 products
bar soap	3 products
shaving cream (men's)	2 products
recreational sunscreen	2 products
baby wipes	2 products
after shave	2 products
foot moisturizer	2 products
baby lotion	2 products
baby soap	2 products
baby shampoo	2 products
foundation	1 products
hand sanitizer	1 products
diaper cream	1 products
setting powder/spray	1 products
after sun product	1 products
foot cleansing	1 products
daily use with SPF	1 products
bubble bath	1 products
hair spray	1 products
damaged skin treatment	1 products
makeup removing wipes	1 products
fragrance for women	1 products

Data gaps

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

Ecotoxicology

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

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

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

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.

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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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