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Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Oil

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Other Concerns

Endocrine disruption (low)

SYNONYMS

● CUCURBITA PEPO (PUMPKIN) SEED OIL
● CUCURBITA PEPO SEED OIL
● OIL OF PUMPKIN SEED
● OILS, PUMPKIN
● OILS, PUMPKIN SEED
● PUMPKIN SEED OIL
● PUMPKIN SEED OILS

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

Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seed Oil is an oil expressed from the seeds of the pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo.

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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facial moisturizer/treatment29 products
conditioner24 products
moisturizer18 products
shampoo15 products
hair treatment/serum13 products
serums & essences12 products
facial cleanser11 products
body oil10 products
hand cream7 products
beard oil7 products
around-eye cream6 products
body wash/cleanser5 products
liquid hand soap5 products
lip balm5 products
hair styling aide4 products
mask4 products
blush3 products
exfoliant/scrub3 products
lipstick3 products
hair spray3 products
styling gel/lotion3 products
antiperspirant/deodorant2 products
anti-aging2 products
beard care2 products
baby shampoo2 products
baby soap2 products
bar soap2 products
makeup remover1 products
bath oil/salts/soak1 products
recreational sunscreen1 products
beard cleanser1 products
1 products
hair-loss treatment1 products
after shave1 products
nail treatment1 products
lip plumper1 products
hand sanitizer1 products
baby lotion1 products
styling mousse/foam1 products

Endocrine disruption

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CONCERN REFERENCE
One or more animal studies show endocrine disruption at moderate dosesOpen scientific literature

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

Biochemical or cellular level changes

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

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

Cancer

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Not likely to be mutagenic in humansOpen scientific literature

Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
525 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
  • EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
  • 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.

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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