EWG Skin Deep® | What is OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA STEM EXTRACT

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Opuntia Ficus Indica Stem Extract

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SYNONYMS

OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA STEM EXTRACT

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's 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

foundation	28 products
mask	17 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	16 products
recreational sunscreen	14 products
serums & essences	11 products
facial cleanser	6 products
lip balm	4 products
blush	4 products
shampoo	4 products
daily use with SPF	3 products
moisturizer	3 products
conditioner	3 products
bar soap	3 products
toners/astringents	2 products
around-eye cream	2 products
hand cream	2 products
body oil	1 products
after sun product	1 products
setting powder/spray	1 products
hair styling aide	1 products
body spray	1 products
after shave	1 products
shaving cream (men's)	1 products
hair treatment/serum	1 products
makeup primer	1 products
anti-aging	1 products
exfoliant/scrub	1 products

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of environmental toxicity or persistence	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

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

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

Understanding scores

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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

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Data availability

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