EWG Skin Deep® | What is HYPERICUM PERFORATUM (ST. JOHN'S WORT) EXTRACT

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Hypericum Perforatum (St. John's Wort) Extract

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SYNONYMS

● EXTRACT OF HYPERICUM

● EXTRACT OF HYPERICUM PERFORATUM

● HYPERICUM EXTRACT

● HYPERICUM PERFORATUM (ST. JOHN'S WORT) EXTRACT

● HYPERICUM PERFORATUM (ST. JOHN'S WORT) TINCTURE

● HYPERICUM PERFORATUM TINCTURE

● SAINT JOHN'S WORT EXTRACT

● ST. JOHN'S WORT EXTRACT

● ST. JOHN'S WORT TINCTURE

● ST.-JOHN'S-WORT, HYPERICUM PERFORATUM, EXT.

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

Hypericum Perforatum Extract is an extract of the capsules, flowers, leaves and stem headsof the hypericum, Hypericum perforatum.

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
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Products with this Ingredient

lipstick	31 products
lip gloss	22 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	15 products
moisturizer	6 products
body wash/cleanser	5 products
liquid hand soap	5 products
serums & essences	4 products
hair treatment/serum	3 products
nail polish	2 products
mask	2 products
baby lotion	2 products
diaper cream	2 products
facial cleanser	2 products
conditioner	2 products
body oil	2 products
makeup remover	1 products
lip balm	1 products
around-eye cream	1 products
muscle/joint soreness	1 products
hand cream	1 products
bath oil/salts/soak	1 products
foot moisturizer	1 products

Cancer

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited or incomplete evidence of cancer according to safety/hazard data – scientific review cannot classify as human carcinogen due to data gaps	EWG Assessment of Open Scientific Literature

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
1047 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

EWG Assessment of Open Scientific Literature
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.

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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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